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On a stone ledge an urn ornamented with the astrological symbol for Libra contains an arrangement of flowers including hibiscus, a campanula, delphinium and nasturtiums
Draughtsman: Moser, Mary
History note: With Knoedler; the 2nd Lord Fairhaven
Height: 620 mm
Width: 472 mm
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.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Gum arabic
Ground (material)
Ink
Support composed of paper
Watercolour
: Graphite, pen and ink, watercolour, bodycolour including white and gum Arabic on paper, prepared with a dark ground
Pen and ink
Accession number: PD.817-1973
Primary reference Number: 24029
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "On a stone ledge an urn ornamented with the astrological symbol for Libra contains an arrangement of flowers including hibiscus, a campanula, delphinium and nasturtiums" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/24029 Accessed: 2023-02-04 16:39:41
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