Mythological Scene
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, depicting Venus revisiting the place of her birth.
Paper leaf with stipple printed in green, on plain wooden sticks.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 297
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 1790
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
wood
Accession number: M.409-2015
Primary reference Number: 204981
Sale number: 297
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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