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Country Dance Fan for 1806: M.414-2015

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Country Dance Fan for 1806

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 308

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

19th Century
Production date: AD 1806

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of wood
Sticks

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.414-2015
Primary reference Number: 204986
Sale number: 308

Audit data

Created: Monday 3 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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