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Boors dancing: M.194-2015

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Boors dancing

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan, depicting boors dancing.
Paper leaf with stipple engraving on plain bone sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 344

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

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.194-2015
Primary reference Number: 204759
Sale number: 344

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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