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Embroidered Fan: M.278 & A & B-2015

Object information

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Titles

Embroidered Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan.
Embroidered silk leaf in black and gilt lacquer, with carved bone sticks.
With box, stamped 'Luen Shing Canton'. Chinese export

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2016

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

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1870

Components of the work

Leaf composed of silk embroidery
Sticks composed of bone

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Lacquering

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.278 & A & B-2015
Primary reference Number: 204846
Sale number: 2016
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 28 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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