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Chinoiserie and Hunting Scene: M.420-2015

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Chinoiserie and Hunting Scene

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Framed folding fan with a pastoral hunt scene. Three men on horseback with hounds follow a stag. To the right, a Chinese family scene.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching, on shaped ivory sticks and carved ivory guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 949

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 1740

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards
Sticks

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.420-2015
Primary reference Number: 204992
Sale number: 949

Audit data

Created: Monday 3 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Chinoiserie and Hunting Scene" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/204992 Accessed: 2024-05-03 13:43:30

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