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To the Memory of Heroick (sic) Women: M.58-2015

Object information

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Titles

To the Memory of Heroick (sic) Women

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Paper leaves with hand-coloured etchings, on pierced ivory sticks. Lacks one or two sticks on right. Leaf reduced. Deborah, Jael, Judith, Elizabeth, Maryann, Portia and Lucretia.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 48

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 1760

School or Style

English

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.58-2015
Primary reference Number: 205122
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 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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