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Chrysanthemum and Butterflies: PD.131-1973.10

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Chrysanthemum and Butterflies

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 379 mm
Width: 459 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: in or after AD 1825 : Watermark: J. Whatman 1825

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white over traces of graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.131-1973.10
Primary reference Number: 32407

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Chrysanthemum and Butterflies" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/32407 Accessed: 2024-05-07 00:17:05

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