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The Birth of Adonis: M.479-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Birth of Adonis

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Framed folding fan, with 'die gebilert des Adonis'.
Hand coloured etching. On wooden sticks with bone filet, and the upper guard with bone edge.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2034

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 1780

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Filet, Guard Edge composed of bone
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.479-2015
Primary reference Number: 205058
Sale number: 2034
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 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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