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Folding fan: M.297-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan with undecorated leaf and bone sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2072

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-19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

Components of the work

Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.297-2015
Primary reference Number: 204867
Sale number: 2072
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Folding fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204867 Accessed: 2024-03-29 00:35:37

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