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Fan leaf: Cornucopia of wildlife: PD.225-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fan leaf: Cornucopia of wildlife

Maker(s)

English School (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

An unmounted fan leaf. Animals depicted include a parrot, two peacocks, rabbits, a fox, a red squirrel and two other unidentified birds drinking from a decorative fountain beside a bridge adorned with garlands.

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

English

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.225-2015
Primary reference Number: 280251
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fan leaf: Cornucopia of wildlife" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280251 Accessed: 2024-11-21 21:57:25

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