Woman at Desk
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, depicting a woman seated at a desk, writing a letter.
Pink paper leaf with stipple engraving on shaped ivory sticks with carved guards. English sticks from around 1750.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 323
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1780
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guards
Sticks
Accession number: M.175-2015
Primary reference Number: 204740
Sale number: 323
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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