Allegory of Hope nursing Love
Maker: Unknown
Folding fan. The central medallion after a celebrated painting by Sir J. Reynolds.
Chicken skin leaf decorated with three uncoloured stippled. On carved and pierced ivory sticks, the guards carved and pierced with blue paper backing.
With box.
Identical to M.261-2015
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 1063
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
Guard Backing
composed of
paper
Leaf
composed of
chicken skin
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guards
Accession number: M.352 & A-2015
Primary reference Number: 204922
Sale number: 1063
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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