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The Good Swain: M.451-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Good Swain

Maker(s)

Publisher: Read, J.
Designer: Wilson, George (18thC)

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Description

Folding fan with the good swain. 'Morning of youth, mid-day of life and chearful evening of old age' by Geo Wilson.
Stipple engraving on bone sticks.

Notes

History note: Schreiber/Cust page 84, no. 117 (SE 78) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2031

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 1795-02-20

Components of the work

Sticks composed of bone
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.451-2015
Primary reference Number: 205030
Sale number: 2031
117 (SE 78)
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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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