A landscape scene
Maker: Unknown
Hand painted paper leaf, depicting a castle with a red flag standing on a chalk cliff edge, possibly St Andrews castle. To the left is a small sail boat, while to the right is a couple and a man riding a horse move away from the viewer along a path.
On pierced and carved ivory sticks and guards, decorated with cut steel. Guard stick with tortoiseshell filet
History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 59
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
Chinoiserie decoration is often found on sticks dating from the mid-18th century, but the style of the painted landscape on the leaf appears to be 19th century. It is therefore probable that the sticks originally supported a different leaf. For whatever reason, most likely damage, it was removed and replaced with the present one.
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.
Guard Stick
composed of
tortoise shell
( filet)
Leaf
composed of
paper
Guards
composed of
steel
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Accession number: M.64-2015
Primary reference Number: 205128
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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