Spring
Engraver: Freeman, S.
Folding fan, depicting two girls looking at a wicker hen coop, whilst feeding chicks outside.
Paper leaf with an applied stipple, printed in colours on fretted bone sticks. Engraved by S. Freeman after J. Russell.
The sticks were probably added later.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 275
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1795
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
bone
Accession number: M.143-2015
Primary reference Number: 204708
Sale number: 275
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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