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Flower album: PD.103-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flower album

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Description

Bound in brown, marbled leather the spine in green leather gold tooled inscribed. Corners of cover have been repaired. The pages are gold edged. Companion volume to PD.104-1973. Inside front cover a bookplate. Each drawings is made directly onto the page of the album.

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Sheet Size Height 327 mm Width 234 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Flowers
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Embossed gold
  • Text: 1
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Embossed gold

Inscription present: achievement of arms of 'Henry Rogers Broughton', the name engraved below

  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Printed

Inscription present: monogram, surrounded by a circular border of mixed flowers in watercolour

  • Text: AL / 1766
  • Location: Second page
  • Method of creation: Ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.103-1973
Primary reference Number: 30682
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 December 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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