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A Wedding Procession: M.148-2015

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A Wedding Procession

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan depicting a wedding procession.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching. The shaped ivory sticks painted and varnished, probably Chinese, but contemporary.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 281

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1735

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.148-2015
Primary reference Number: 204713
Sale number: 281

Audit data

Created: Friday 24 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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