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Rural scene: M.189-2015

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Rural scene

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan depicting a rural scene, with a village beyond a river.
Hand painted paper leaf with gold decoration on shaped ivory sticks and carved and pierced ivory guards.

Repair work to the tip of the right guard.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 337

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 1750

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Leaf Decoration composed of gold
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards
Sticks

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.189-2015
Primary reference Number: 204754
Sale number: 337

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

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