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A horn brise fan: M.79 & A-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

A horn brise fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Painted with flowers. With a Palais Royal box

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 88

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, Early#
Production date: circa AD 1810

Materials used in production

Horn
Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.79 & A-2015
Primary reference Number: 206719
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A horn brise fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206719 Accessed: 2024-11-16 12:07:40

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