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Game of Connections: M.465-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Game of Connections

Maker(s)

Publisher: Sudlow's Fan Warehouse

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan depicting the new and fashionable game of connections. Invented by their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and Duchess of York.
Engraved and coloured in green, on wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2066

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

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

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.465-2015
Primary reference Number: 205044
Sale number: 2066
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 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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