Allegory of Hope nursing Love: M.352 & A-2015

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Titles

Allegory of Hope nursing Love

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Fan

Description

Folding fan. The central medallion after a celebrated painting by Sir J. Reynolds.
Chicken skin leaf decorated with three uncoloured stippled. On carved and pierced ivory sticks, the guards carved and pierced with blue paper backing.
With box.

Identical to M.261-2015

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 1063

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

Components of the work

Guard Backing composed of paper
Leaf composed of chicken skin
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.352 & A-2015
Primary reference Number: 204922
Sale number: 1063
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 30 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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