Country Dance Fan for 1806
Maker: Unknown
The new country dance folding fan for 1806, with a trompe l'oeil (optical illusion) of sheet music.
Paper leaf with a hand coloured stipple, on shaped wooden sticks and guards.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 308
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
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1806
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
wood
Sticks
Accession number: M.414-2015
Primary reference Number: 204986
Sale number: 308
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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