Inscription surrounded by floral border: Pinguicula leptoceras Rchb.: PD.11-1980.f.43

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Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Pinguicula leptoceras Rchb.

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: Very / different / was the / little one / who followed / She seemed / to have / had her skirts / varnished, / or oiled, / and every / -one could / see that
Location: Recto, left of drawing
Method of creation: Watercolour

Text: little / flies were / attracted / by this / uncommon / kind of / oil cloth. / She was / laughing / heartily / on account / of the last / words of / Trollius
Location: Recto, right of drawing
Method of creation: Watercolour

Text: the rich globe-flower: and she said / "I'm a Pinguicula! / Not so particular. / In fact if flies pay me a visit / Of course I let them come: / It isn't kind or civil-is it - ? / To say I'm not a home. / So I just mutter "yes, all right"; and that I'm glad to meet them / They think I'm butter, and stick tight: and then .... why / then I eat them!" Mrs. Larch thought it was
Location: Recto, below drawing
Method of creation: Watercolour

Text: Centaurea / montana L.
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.11-1980.f.43
Primary reference Number: 43808
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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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