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Three Vignettes: M.114-2015

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Titles

Three Vignettes

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Giant folding fan.
Paper leaf with a hand coloured etching on plain wood sticks and guards

Three sticks, one guard, and part of the leaf are missing.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 239

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 1780

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.114-2015
Primary reference Number: 204677
Sale number: 239

Audit data

Created: Thursday 23 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Three Vignettes" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/204677 Accessed: 2024-04-30 20:58:08

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