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Margate & Harbour: M.422-2015

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Titles

Margate & Harbour

Maker(s)

Engraver: Wells, Lewis

Entities

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Description

Framed folding fan with seven small views of Margate.
Paper leaf with aquatint, on plain bone sticks and guards.

Notes

History note: Schreiber/Cust p. 15 no. 75 (SE149) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 951

Legal notes

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

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1798

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.422-2015
Primary reference Number: 204994
Sale number: 951
75 (SE149)

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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