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Golden Shower Tree: PB 1817.1-10

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Golden Shower Tree

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

One of the extraneous objects inserted by George Field into this presentation copy of his book 'Chromatics'.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1954) by Anonymous

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1840 - Circa 1850

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Cassia Fistula
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Yellow
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1817.1-10
Primary reference Number: 127164
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Golden Shower Tree" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/127164 Accessed: 2024-11-19 08:29:50

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