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View of the Telegraph: M.350-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of the Telegraph

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan. A central scene of the telegraph with shutters closed, with a disabled lieutenant attends the signals. A midshipman looks out to the telegraph and a foremasterman deals with the ropes. The border with details of the shutter facility and reserves with text, entere'd at Stationers Hall by the Proprietor July 1st, 1796.
Paper leaf with uncoloured etching, on pierced and fretted bone sticks and guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 974

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 1796

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.350-2015
Primary reference Number: 204920
Sale number: 974
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 30 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

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "View of the Telegraph" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204920 Accessed: 2024-11-05 22:33:57

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204920 |title=View of the Telegraph |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 22:33:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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