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Tablet of Memory: M.399-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Tablet of Memory

Maker(s)

Engraver: Ross, John

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan. 'The tablet of memory, a new fan for 1799'.
Paper leaf with an uncoloured etching, on plain wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 246

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 1799

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.399-2015
Primary reference Number: 204971
Sale number: 246
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Audit data

Created: Monday 3 August 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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tablet of Memory" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204971 Accessed: 2024-12-26 00:33:48

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