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'Professor Cayley's Album': 3699

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'Professor Cayley's Album'

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Description

Red leather bound album, with gold tooling on spine and cover boards. Contains 71 leaves and two end papers. Leaves of different colours, stiff, gilt-edged. Drawings and watercolours by various artists, on various supports including the album leaves themselves. Several mounted drawings appear to have been removed.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1894) by Cayley, Professor

Components of the work

Leaf Height 201 mm Width 260 mm
Cover Board Height 214 mm Width 272 mm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: all [?]

  • Text: Elle itait de ce monde on les filles belles choses / cent le fire destine; / Et Rose, elle on véeu et que vivent les poses / [?] d'une matins / Malherskey
  • Location: Front end paper, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3699
Primary reference Number: 42617
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "'Professor Cayley's Album'" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/42617 Accessed: 2024-11-22 19:35:07

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