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Irish Spleenwort fern: P.12499-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Irish Spleenwort fern
Bory's Spleenwort

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Glaisher, Cecilia

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Description

Salted paper print from a photogenic drawing contact negative, P.12498-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

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 446 mm Width 279 mm

Techniques used in production

Salted paper print

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12499-R
Primary reference Number: 183506

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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