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A vase containing flowers that include poppies, marigolds, peonies, convolvulus, and iris, with birds nest containing feathers and two shells: PD.976-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A vase containing flowers that include poppies, marigolds, peonies, convolvulus, and iris, with birds nest containing feathers and two shells

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 750 mm
Width: 522 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1830

School or Style

Austrian
Vienese

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, the paint surface flaking

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.976-1973
Primary reference Number: 24598
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A vase containing flowers that include poppies, marigolds, peonies, convolvulus, and iris, with birds nest containing feathers and two shells" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/24598 Accessed: 2024-12-22 10:24:13

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