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Fan leaf: A woman playing a piano with two pastoral vignettes, garlands and birds: PD.227-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fan leaf: A woman playing a piano with two pastoral vignettes, garlands and birds

Maker(s)

British School (Possibly)

Entities

Categories

Description

An unmounted fan leaf. Possibly representing a scene from literature.

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

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.227-2015
Primary reference Number: 280253
Stable URI

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) "Fan leaf: A woman playing a piano with two pastoral vignettes, garlands and birds" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280253 Accessed: 2024-12-23 06:36:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280253 |title=Fan leaf: A woman playing a piano with two pastoral vignettes, garlands and birds |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 06:36:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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