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Mourning fan: PD.222-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mourning fan

Maker(s)

English School

Entities

Categories

Description

An unmounted fan leaf

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2015

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government

School or Style

English

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Watercolour with silver over graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.222-2015
Primary reference Number: 280248
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Thursday 4 August 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mourning fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280248 Accessed: 2024-04-26 01:54:44

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280248 |title=Mourning fan |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 01:54:44|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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