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Chinoiserie landscape: M.156-2015

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Titles

Chinoiserie landscape

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Chinoiserie folding fan.
Paper leaf with hand coloured stipple and etching on shaped bone sticks and guards.
Missing a guard

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 290

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 1760

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.156-2015
Primary reference Number: 204721
Sale number: 290

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Chinoiserie landscape" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204721 Accessed: 2024-04-18 15:47:45

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