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Black Spleenwort fern: P.12488-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Black Spleenwort fern
Black-leaved Spleenwort

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Glaisher, Cecilia

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Description

Photogenic drawing contact negative similar composition to P.12487-R

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1850 - Circa 1858

Note

Overworking on rootball, stalk retouched.

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 438 mm Width 279 mm

Techniques used in production

Photogenic drawing

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12488-R
Primary reference Number: 183495
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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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