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Maidenhair Spleenwort fern: P.12267-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Maidenhair Spleenwort fern
Maidenhair Spleenwort

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Glaisher, Cecilia

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher

Measurements and weight

Height: 405 mm
Width: 285 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1850 - Circa 1858

Note

Albumen print from a photogenic drawing contact negative, see P.12510-R (Box 4)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Albumen process

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12267-R
Primary reference Number: 183273
Old object number: Glaisher 13

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 7 November 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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