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Chinoiserie scene with figures, a bird, and tea drinking: P.40-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Chinoiserie scene with figures, a bird, and tea drinking

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Unmounted fan leaf. In centre, the stump of a hollow tree trunk filled with a rolled carpet and miscellaneous tools or weapons. To left, two men, one drinking tea, the other holding a basket of fruit, overhead a bird. To right, four men sit together, one holds a rigid fan.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2015

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1740

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.40-2015
Primary reference Number: 210575
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Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 16 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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