Mourning Fan
Maker: Unknown
Folding mourning fan.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching en grisaille, on pierced and fretted bone sticks and guards.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 338
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
Sticks, Guards
composed of
bone
Accession number: M.331-2015
Primary reference Number: 204901
Sale number: 338
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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