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Folding fan with Gloria Prosperidad (Glory and Prosperity): M.74-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Folding fan with Gloria Prosperidad (Glory and Prosperity)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Paper leaf with a hand coloured etching of Spaniards dancing around a statue. On plain wooden sticks and guards inlaid with bone.

Notes

History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 80

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

19th Century
Circa 1830 CE - Circa 1840 CE

Note

As a result of the French Revolution a number of fan makers moved to Spain where they continued to work in a French style. The scene probably shows a political allegory, but its precise meaning is difficult to decipher as the inscription on the base of the statue has been obscured by a piece of paper. A transmitted-light image helped us visualise the text.

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.

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wood

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.74-2015
Primary reference Number: 206714
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 20 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 October 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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