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Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion: PD.8-1980.f.2

Object information

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Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion
Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1908

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 326 mm Width 255 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1
  • Location: Recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Dandelion, dull of sense, / I that love thee, praise thee, spare thee / In the nook whence others tear thee, / Hear me in thine own defence; / Hear me, herb of insolence. / Dandelion, hear me call, / Shouldst thou, dainty, seek to sigh on / Velvet pillows, dandelion, - / Thou shalt hear me - see thou sprawl / Where I will, or not at all. / See the close-cropped lawn is mine! / Let the wilderness invite thee, / Let the broken shade delight thee, / Let the golden celandine / See thee, and in envy pine.
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: 2
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Now is the high time of the year / And whatever of life hath ebbed away / Comes flooding back with a rippey cheer, / Into every bare inlet and creek and bay. / Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills it; / We are happy now because GOD wills it; / No matter how barren the pest may have been, / 'Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green / We sit in the warm shade and feel right well; Now the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell; / We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help / knowing / That skies are clear and grass is growing: / The breeze comes whispering in our ear, / That Dandelions are blossoming near. / Lowell / Were I in such a place, I sure should pray / That nought less sweet might call my thoughts / away / Than the soft rustle of a maiden's gown / Fanning away the Dandelion's down. / Keats.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.8-1980.f.2
Primary reference Number: 43852
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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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