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Ladies Slipper, white: PD.125-1973.50

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ladies Slipper, white

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Goodall, William (British)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 327 mm
Width: 196 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Copy after Curtis's 'Botanical Magazine', plate 216, Jan 1, 1793

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Ink and watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Gynandria, / Diandria
  • Location: Top centre
  • Method of creation: Brownish ink
  • Text: Gen: 1376/1
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: N. America
  • Location: Bottom left
  • Method of creation: Red ink
  • Text: Cypripedium, album (added in red ink): Bot:M: / 4 / Cypripedium, spectabile, Donn radicibus fibrosis: foliis ovalo (to?) lanceolatis, caulinis: petalis obtusis
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: W. Goodall fecit
  • Location: Bottom centre
  • Method of creation: Brownish ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Bot: M: 697
  • Location: Bottom right
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.125-1973.50
Primary reference Number: 32093

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 June 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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