Inscription surrounded by floral border: Primula suaveonlens Bert.: PD.11-1980.f.22

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Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Primula suaveonlens Bert.

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Bicknell, Peter

Dating

Production date: AD 1914

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 278 mm Width 190 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Watercolour and graphite on paper
Watercolour

Inscription or legends present

Text: one wants to be head of the family." The next one who came was / also a Primula, but she was so / well known & loved, that all at / once forgot the painful scene they / had just witnessed and cheered her. / She said / "I'm Primula suaviolens, / with sweetest honey smell. / Much like the cowslip of the north / Which children love so well. / For cowslip balls, or tea, or wine / They, or their elders, think divine / and then she added by way of apology for her relations / behaviour / "Dear Catie is not / always surley: No doubt she did / dress up too early / The others too are / always placid: / Her lemon-dressing made them / acid." / "So I hope you will overlook this quarrel" / She said, turning to Mr. Larch, and welcome our little cousins, who
Location: Recto
Method of creation: Watercolour

Text: Gregoria / Vitaliana Duby.
Location: Verso, top
Method of creation: Watercolour

Text: Androsace / carnea L.
Location: Verso, bottom
Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.11-1980.f.22
Primary reference Number: 43787
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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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