A Mourning Fan
Maker: Unknown
Folding mourning fan. Depicting the master in bed, while family, friends, servants and estate workers weep.
Hand coloured etching en grisaille, on black stained wood sticks. Leaf reduced.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2054
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:
AD 1741-05-14
Sticks
composed of
wood
Leaf
Accession number: M.461-2015
Primary reference Number: 205040
Sale number: 2054
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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