Flowers in a vase which stands on a marble top: a caterpillar crawls up the stem of a flower and a butterfly rests on a stem which lies on the marble top: PD.798-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flowers in a vase which stands on a marble top: a caterpillar crawls up the stem of a flower and a butterfly rests on a stem which lies on the marble top

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Mayor, S.

Entities

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 532 mm
Width: 440 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

Dating

Production date: AD 1822-03-05

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Originals
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Brown ink

Text: March 1822
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Brown ink

Text: Painted by my mother - .. Mayor - in 1822 - For a competition for the school medal of the Society of Arts - .... The Medal was presented to her by the Duke of Sussex. Edgar J. Mayor 1911 / Ringwood Hants.
Location: Verso, lower right