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Queen and Company: M.439-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Queen and Company

Maker(s)

Publisher: Gamble, Martha

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan with a chinoiserie scene. Depicting a queen and company watching two dancers, with musicians in the background.
Hand coloured etching on ivory sticks, with pique decoration.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2013

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 1741-09-29

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Sticks composed of ivory
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.439-2015
Primary reference Number: 205018
Sale number: 2013
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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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