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Fretted ivory brise fan: M.87-2015

Current Location: In storage

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Fretted ivory brise fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Folding fretted ivory brisé fan
Ivory, with carved and fretted sticks and guards

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 99

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
Production date: circa AD 1805

Note

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.

This was probably made in imitation of Chinese ivory brisé fans made specifically for export to Europe. At a time when foreign trade had been made difficult by war, European fan makers began to manufacture fans in a similar style. Conservation treatment of this fan involved extracting engrained dirt from the porous surface using a gel applied over tissue.

School or Style

English

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Fretting

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.87-2015
Primary reference Number: 206737

Audit data

Created: Thursday 27 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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