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The Betrothal: M.443-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Betrothal

Maker(s)

Etcher: Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan. Emperor Francis II is betrothed to Princess Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies
Silk leaf with hand coloured etching, on bone sticks with wooden guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2018

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: circa AD 1790

Components of the work

Guards composed of wood
Leaf composed of silk
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.443-2015
Primary reference Number: 205022
Sale number: 2018
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 4 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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