Biblical Scene
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan depicting Rebecca and Eliezer.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching. On plain ivory sticks, and plain wooden guards, painted to look like tortoise shell.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 256
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:
circa
AD 1740
Leaf
composed of
paper
Guards
composed of
wood
Sticks
composed of
ivory
Accession number: M.402-2015
Primary reference Number: 204974
Sale number: 256
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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