Jacobite Fan: M.381-2015

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Titles

Jacobite Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Folding fan

Categories

Fan

Description

Folding fan. Depicting the Duke of Cumberland on horseback, with two prisoners on the knees in Highland dress. To the right are other prisoners, including women, who are guarded by English soldiers. Culloden House can be seen in the distance.
Hand coloured etching on wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 78

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 1746

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

References and bibliographic entries

Material Culture and Sedition, 1688-1760: Treacherous Objects, Secret Places page(s): 28

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.381-2015
Primary reference Number: 204951
Sale number: 78
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Audit data

Created: Friday 31 July 2015 Updated: Saturday 6 August 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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