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A Nurse's Speech: M.445-2015

Object information

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Titles

A Nurse's Speech

Maker(s)

Maker: Wells, Lewis

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding conundrum fan. With ten trompe l'oeil (optical illusion) prints
Hand coloured etching on wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2021

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

19th Century
Production date: AD 1800

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.445-2015
Primary reference Number: 205024
Sale number: 2021
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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

Citation for print

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