IDENTIFIERS
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id:	204945
accession number:	M.375 & A-2015

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Friday 31 July 2015
updated:	Tuesday 26 October 2021

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Folding fan. Depicting a hero in armour before a queen on a throne, the surround with soldiers, companions and attendants. The reverse with a young woman and Cupid.
Hand painted. The ivory sticks are carved and pierced, with painted scenes in the gorge.  The guards are decorated with a climbing spray of flowers in gold, and inset with rose diamonds, rubies, emeralds, an amethyst and sapphires. With original shagreen box.
title:	folding fan

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Lennox Boyd Estate.  Christie's no. 66


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Lennox Boyd
creditline: Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204945





CATEGORIES
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category: fan

DATING
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creation date:	1760 - 1760
creation date earliest:	1760
creation date latest:	1760
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown


EXHIBITIONS HISTORY
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title:	Fans Unfolded: Conserving the Lennox-Boyd collection