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Trois Tetes sous un Bonnet: M.356-2015

Object information

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Titles

Trois Tetes sous un Bonnet

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Giant folding fan with an allegory of the summoning of the Estates General - the nobility, clergy, and commons in 1789. The reserves with the words of the song 'Trois tetes sous un Bonnet' to the 'Air de Tarare'.
Hand coloured etching on wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: No. 167 for the Lucien Duchet Collection Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 1

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 1789

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.356-2015
Primary reference Number: 204926
Sale number: 1
Old object number: 167
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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

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