Skip to main content

White flower with blue and purple centre: PD.579-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

White flower with blue and purple centre

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 195 mm
Width: 125 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: in or after AD 1811 : Watermark: J. WHATMA[N] / 1811

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper, glued to another sheet at left hand edge

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: below, to right, scribble

  • Text: Oh the Camel stooping to receive / its burden / Emblem of what my soul should be / The called the cross to bear / My duty in thine act I see / Unconscions Monitor. / Besieged like thee oh would I stoop / With unresisting Will / Ready to take the burden up / And (?) my task fulfil.
  • Location: Verso of second sheet (not illustrated)
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.579-R
Primary reference Number: 29765
Temporary Perceval number: PB579
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

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

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "White flower with blue and purple centre" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29765 Accessed: 2024-11-25 03:32:34

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/29765 |title=White flower with blue and purple centre |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 03:32:34|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-29765

Sign up for updates

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