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Travelling Fan: M.280-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Travelling Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Balster, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan. The ladies travelling fan of England and Wales
Hand coloured etching, on wood sticks.

Notes

History note: Schreiber/Cust pg. 96. No. 193 (SE 61) and 194 (SE 62) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2026

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: AD 1788-09-13

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.280-2015
Primary reference Number: 204848
Sale number: 2026
193 (SE61), 194 (SE62)
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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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