Folding fan with Gloria Prosperidad (Glory and Prosperity)
Maker: Unknown (Possibly)
Paper leaf with a hand coloured etching of Spaniards dancing around a statue. On plain wooden sticks and guards inlaid with bone.
History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 80
Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from The Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
19th Century
Circa
1830
CE
-
Circa
1840
CE
As a result of the French Revolution a number of fan makers moved to Spain where they continued to work in a French style. The scene probably shows a political allegory, but its precise meaning is difficult to decipher as the inscription on the base of the statue has been obscured by a piece of paper. A transmitted-light image helped us visualise the text.
This fan forms part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 fans ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
wood
Accession number: M.74-2015
Primary reference Number: 206714
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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