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Hand Screen with motifs: M.434-2015

Object information

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Titles

Hand Screen with motifs

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Hand screen with applied cut-out printed motifs. The centre with Francesco II, the lower left with Beatrice Cenci, and the lower right with Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. The reverse with 'Pour Madame Lucrece Minucci nee Querci' with a surround of toys, scrolls, grotesques and flowers - Arte Povera.
Turned wood handle painted blue.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 5035

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

17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#
1790 CE - 1805 CE

Components of the work

Handle composed of paint ( blue) wood
Screen

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.434-2015
Primary reference Number: 205013
Sale number: 5035
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 4 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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