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The Butterfly Fan: M.471-2015

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The Butterfly Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan. Provisional patent no. 14726.
Hand coloured gauze leaf, on brass sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 210

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

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1880

Components of the work

Leaf composed of gauze
Sticks composed of brass (alloy)

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.471-2015
Primary reference Number: 205050
Sale number: 210
Provisional patent: 14726

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 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 Butterfly Fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205050 Accessed: 2024-04-27 21:55:54

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