The Visitors: M.377-2015

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Titles

The Visitors

Maker(s)

Publisher: Gamble, Martha

Entities

Folding fan

Categories

Fan

Description

Folding fan. A couple in an elaborate chariot are greeted by a lady attended by a female cup bearer, a male jug bearer, a page and a maid. Behind them is a triumphal arch, surmounted by flowers and shells of monumental proportions. with a domed building in the far distance. To the left is a double portico, and to the right a formal garden.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching, on plain ivory sticks with carved guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 68

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 1748

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.377-2015
Primary reference Number: 204947
Sale number: 68
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 31 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) "The Visitors" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204947 Accessed: 2024-04-26 10:57:38

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            University of Cambridge}}

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