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Card games: M.385-2015

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Card games

Maker(s)

Publisher: Balster, Thomas

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Description

Folding fan depicting the game of whist, quadrille, piquent, lansquenet and quinze.
Paper leaf with hand coloured engraving, on plain wood sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 114

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 1791-01-06

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.385-2015
Primary reference Number: 204955
Sale number: 114

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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