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The Five Senses: M.165-2015

Object information

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Titles

The Five Senses

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan depicting five female figures, each with an attribute representing one of the five senses, in a landscape setting with piping putti. One sleeping in a cloud, one holding a bird, another drinking from a chalice.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching, on plain lacquered sticks and carved lacquered guards, with mother of pearl inlay.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 302

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 1730

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of lacquer
Inlay composed of mother-of-pearl
Guards

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.165-2015
Primary reference Number: 204730
Sale number: 302
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Audit data

Created: Monday 27 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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