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Portrait of Mr and Mme. Cagliostro: M.367-2015

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Portrait of Mr and Mme. Cagliostro

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan with a portrait of Mr and Mme. Cagliostro.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching on plain wooden sticks and guards. Guard stick with bone filet on upper edge.

Notes

History note: Lucien Duchet Collection 150 Schreiber/Cust p. 29 no. 135 (SF22) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 51

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

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wood
Guard Filet composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.367-2015
Primary reference Number: 204937
Sale number: 51
135 (SF22)
Old object number: 150

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Mr and Mme. Cagliostro" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204937 Accessed: 2024-05-05 13:53:36

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