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A shepherdess and admirer: M.75-2015

Object information

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Titles

A shepherdess and admirer

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Three vignettes with gold borders.
Paper leaf hand-painted with floral reserves, on fretted ivory sticks and carved ivory guards.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 81

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 1770

School or Style

Dutch

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper paint
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards
Sticks

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.75-2015
Primary reference Number: 206715
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 20 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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