City scene
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan with a city scene. Depicting a causeway with the sea to the right and left, three men standing and conversing to the left, two men talking to the right, and the sea with boats in the distance. In the background are spires of an elegant city.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching on plain ivory sticks and bone guards.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 336
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 1745
Leaf
composed of
paper
Guards
composed of
bone
Sticks
composed of
ivory
Accession number: M.188-2015
Primary reference Number: 204753
Sale number: 336
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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