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Elegant Couple: M.242-2015

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Elegant Couple

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan depicting an elegant couple, playing the shepherd and shepherdess.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching on shaped bone or ivory sticks and guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 409

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 1740

Components of the work

Sticks, Guards composed of ivory ( or bone)
Leaf composed of paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.242-2015
Primary reference Number: 204806
Sale number: 409

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 28 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Elegant Couple" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204806 Accessed: 2024-05-03 22:10:52

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