Portrait of Louis XVI
Maker: Unknown
Framed folding fan with a portrait of Louis XVI.
Gauze leaf decorated with an applied stipple, on plain bone sticks and guards. Guard with covered pivot.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 950
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
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1780
Sticks, Guards
composed of
bone
Leaf
composed of
gauze
Accession number: M.421-2015
Primary reference Number: 204993
Sale number: 950
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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