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Conundrum Fan: M.447-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Conundrum Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Folding conundrum fan. With riddles, a triumphal arch, a piece of music entitled 'Princefs Royals Whim' and others.
Etching on bone sticks.

Notes

History note: Schreiber/Cust page 10, no. 47 (SE 137) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2023

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

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1790

Components of the work

Sticks composed of bone
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.447-2015
Primary reference Number: 205026
Sale number: 2023
47 (SE 137)
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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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