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Grammaire Francaise A L'usage Des Rentiers & c.: M.359-2015

Object information

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Titles

Grammaire Francaise A L'usage Des Rentiers & c.

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

A satirical folding fan. To the left is a well fed gentleman in English clothes, and to the right there is a thin man in rags.
Hand coloured etching on wooden sticks, with a bone covered pivot pin.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 18

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1785

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Covering composed of bone
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.359-2015
Primary reference Number: 204929
Sale number: 18
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 30 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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