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A Mourning Fan: M.461-2015

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A Mourning Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2054

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 1741-05-14

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.461-2015
Primary reference Number: 205040
Sale number: 2054

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) "A Mourning Fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205040 Accessed: 2024-04-19 08:43:55

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