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The Embassy Club: M.311-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Embassy Club

Maker(s)

Publisher: Shiffers

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan. A peacock.
Chromolithograph on wood sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2089

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

20th Century
Production date: circa AD 1950

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.311-2015
Primary reference Number: 204881
Sale number: 2089
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 29 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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