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The Novelty: M.441-2015

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The Novelty

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Publisher: Clarke and Simmons

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Description

Folding fan designed with the wheel of fortune.
Green and pink hand coloured etching and engraving, on wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2015

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

18th Century
Production date: AD 1791-05-16

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.441-2015
Primary reference Number: 205020
Sale number: 2015

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 4 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Novelty" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205020 Accessed: 2024-05-05 16:46:29

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