Rural scene
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan depicting a rural scene, with a village beyond a river.
Hand painted paper leaf with gold decoration on shaped ivory sticks and carved and pierced ivory guards.
Repair work to the tip of the right guard.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 337
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
Leaf Decoration
composed of
gold
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guards
Sticks
Accession number: M.189-2015
Primary reference Number: 204754
Sale number: 337
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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