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The Opera Fan for 1800: M.404-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Opera Fan for 1800

Maker(s)

Publisher: Cock, John & Crowder, J. P.

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan with the plan of the Opera House for 1800. Showing the arrangement of the boxes and the names of the occupants. The border with a coat of arms, Prince of Wales feathers and crowns.
Paper leaf with an uncoloured engraving on plain wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 266

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1800

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wood

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.404-2015
Primary reference Number: 204976
Sale number: 266
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Audit data

Created: Monday 3 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 July 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Opera Fan for 1800" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204976 Accessed: 2024-12-25 05:58:56

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