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City scene: M.188-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

City scene

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Folding fan with a city scene. Depicting a causeway with the sea to the right and left, three men standing and conversing to the left, two men talking to the right, and the sea with boats in the distance. In the background are spires of an elegant city.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching on plain ivory sticks and bone guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 336

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 1745

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Guards composed of bone
Sticks composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.188-2015
Primary reference Number: 204753
Sale number: 336
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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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