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British funeral urn: PD.173-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

British funeral urn

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 212 mm
Width: 131 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

Production date: AD 1836-08-02

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, pen and ink with watercolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 3
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 2 August 1830
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: British funeral Urn. Found under a tumulus near / Dungate, Balsham containing burnt bones & ashes.
  • Location: Below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.173-R
Primary reference Number: 28683
Temporary Perceval number: PB173
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "British funeral urn" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28683 Accessed: 2024-06-26 04:20:05

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28683 |title=British funeral urn |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-06-26 04:20:05|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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