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Floral Fan: M.248-2015

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Floral Fan

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan with floral decoration.
Cream silk leaf with painted and stencilled work, and gold and silver spangle decoration. The bone sticks probably French, but a Swedish origin has been suggested

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 415

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 1775

Components of the work

Leaf composed of spangles silk
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.248-2015
Primary reference Number: 204812
Sale number: 415

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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