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Blind Man's Buff: M.290-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Blind Man's Buff

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan with a game of blind man's buff. Depicting the game being played by a family group, with a young lady wearing the blindfold.
Hand coloured etching on bone sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2059

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 1780

Components of the work

Sticks composed of bone
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.290-2015
Primary reference Number: 204860
Sale number: 2059
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 29 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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