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Soft Shield-fern: P.12396-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Soft Shield-fern
Willdenow's Fern

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Glaisher, Cecilia

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Description

Photogenic drawing contact negative. Five young plant composition, similar to P.12394-R and P.12395-R. Unfurled segments register as white blobs.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher

Measurements and weight

Height: 450 mm
Width: 291 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1850 - Circa 1858

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Photogenic drawing

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12396-R
Primary reference Number: 183403
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 7 November 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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