Card games
Publisher: Balster, Thomas
Folding fan depicting the game of whist, quadrille, piquent, lansquenet and quinze.
Paper leaf with hand coloured engraving, on plain wood sticks.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 114
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1791-01-06
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
wood
Accession number: M.385-2015
Primary reference Number: 204955
Sale number: 114
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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