Blind Man's Buff
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan with a game of blind man's buff. Depicting the game being played by a family group, with a young lady wearing the blindfold.
Hand coloured etching on bone sticks.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2059
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 1780
Sticks
composed of
bone
Leaf
Accession number: M.290-2015
Primary reference Number: 204860
Sale number: 2059
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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