Folding fan - 'A feast for two'
Maker: Unknown
Chinoiserie leaf stamped in silver, depicting five waiters, one catching a butterfly, serving a banquet for two. Two trees in the background. The verso is stamped with a sage or mandarin standing by a villa.
The ivory sticks are finely carved with flowers. With flower pivot.
History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 40
Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from The Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1760
This fan forms part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 fans ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
This is a fan of quality: its sticks and guards are finely carved with flowers and its hand-painted leaf is further embellished with an applied sheet of silver leaf. The front of the fan, called the obverse (on display) shows an open-air dining scene with five waiters, one catching a butterfly, serving a banquet for two diners.
Leaf
composed of
silver
( stamped)
Sticks
composed of
ivory
Accession number: M.55-2015
Primary reference Number: 205119
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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