Trompe l'oeils
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan with five chinoiserie trompe l'oeils (optical illusions).
Paper leaf with an etching painted en grisaille (monochrome). The shaped bone sticks are probably French.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 283
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 1750
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks
composed of
bone
Accession number: M.149-2015
Primary reference Number: 204714
Sale number: 283
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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