Lovers Parting
Maker: Unknown
Brisé fan.
Pierced and fretted bone sticks decorated with an applied stipple and hand painted flowers in swags. Guards carved and pierced bone. Pink ribbon attaching the sticks.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 382
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 1790
Sticks, Guards
composed of
bone
Guards
Sticks
pink Ribbon
Accession number: M.222-2015
Primary reference Number: 204787
Sale number: 382
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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