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Lady Townsend's Whim: M.44-2015

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Lady Townsend's Whim

Maker(s)

Publisher: John Cock & Co.

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Description

The leaf has a hand-coloured etching with conundrums and riddles. The reverse with Lady Townsend's wheel, on plain wooden sticks.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 25

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: AD 1791

School or Style

English

Components of the work

Sticks composed of wood
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.44-2015
Primary reference Number: 205080

Audit data

Created: Thursday 6 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Lady Townsend's Whim" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/205080 Accessed: 2024-04-30 18:05:04

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