Bird Catcher
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, depicting a bird catcher watched by a group of companions.
Handpainted vellum, mother of pearl sticks (lacking part of guards)
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 1072
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
Pastoral subjects became very popular in the mid-18th century and were revived on fan leaves a century later. The losses on the guards were filled by a conservator in order to make the fan safe to handle. An acrylic resin was moulded and casted to create a clear, flexible fill.
This fan forms part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 fans ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
Sticks, Guards composed of mother-of-pearl
Accession number: M.270-2015
Primary reference Number: 204838
Sale number: 1072
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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