Skip to main content

Two invitations to the Grand Show of Dahlias: P.14200-R-79

An image of Print
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Awaiting location update

Titles

Two invitations to the Grand Show of Dahlias

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

First one dated 1834, with inscriptions "Metropolitan Societies / Grand Show of Dahlias, / under the / Patronage of the Queen, / at the / Surrey Gardens, / on Wednesday, Sept17, 1834, / for gold medals, silver cups, &c &c…". Second one embossed with lettering in blue, dated 1834, with inscriptions "Metropolitan Society of Florists & Amateurs / Grand Show of Dahlias, / Stone, greenhouse, and other flowers and / flowering plants, / for silver cups and other prizes, / at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, / Wednesday, 13th August, 1834, / in honor of the Queen's birthday...".

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1834

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Embossing
Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14200-R-79
Primary reference Number: 206005

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Two invitations to the Grand Show of Dahlias" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/206005 Accessed: 2025-12-14 13:49:52

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/206005 |title=Two invitations to the Grand Show of Dahlias |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-14 13:49:52|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-206005

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp72/p_14200_r_79_028_201507_cod27_mas.jpg"
        alt="Two invitations to the Grand Show of Dahlias"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Two invitations to the Grand Show of Dahlias</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo