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Mourning Fan: M.182-2015

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Mourning Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan.
Paper leaf with uncoloured stipple and etching on pierced and fretted bone sticks.

The print could be English, but the sticks are of a very unusual design.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 330

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-19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.182-2015
Primary reference Number: 204747
Sale number: 330

Audit data

Created: Monday 27 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mourning Fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204747 Accessed: 2024-04-20 00:02:18

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204747 |title=Mourning Fan |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 00:02:18|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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