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Loterie de l'amour: M.53-2015

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Titles

Loterie de l'amour
Translated as: Lover Lottery

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

The leaves with hand coloured etching and engravings on plain sticks, the upper guards set with a numbered dial.
Signed Cortubrier sculps. Wood sticks.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 35

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 1780

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.53-2015
Primary reference Number: 205117

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 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) "Loterie de l'amour" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/205117 Accessed: 2024-05-01 06:36:34

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