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Mignonette of Egypt: PD.111-1973.30

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mignonette of Egypt

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Forbes, Mary (née Capell)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 158 mm
Width: 115 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1768

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and graphite on vellum, attached to album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 29
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Mignonette of Egypt.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Pinkish ink
  • Text: MF
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Pinkish ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1768
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Pinkish ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.111-1973.30
Primary reference Number: 31466

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "Mignonette of Egypt" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31466 Accessed: 2024-04-27 13:57:25

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31466 |title=Mignonette of Egypt |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-27 13:57:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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