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A Pastoral Scene: M.236-2015

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Titles

A Pastoral Scene

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan. Depicting peasants dancing, a couple eating and drinking at a table, with a house in the background. On the right is a musician with a female companion.
Hand coloured etching on paper leaf, on bone sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 401

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 1755

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.236-2015
Primary reference Number: 209411
Sale number: 402

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 7 September 2016 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Pastoral Scene" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/209411 Accessed: 2024-05-04 03:21:14

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