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Fan leaf: Woman making hand screens: PD.247-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fan leaf: Woman making hand screens

Maker(s)

Chinese School

Entities

Categories

Description

An unmounted fan leaf

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM 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, Mid
Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

Chinese

Components of the work

Support composed of pith paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on pith paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.247-2015
Primary reference Number: 280273
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Thursday 4 August 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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