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Inscription surrounded by floral border: Daffodil: PD.8-1980.f.7

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Daffodil
Inscription surrounded by floral border: Daisy

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: 11
  • Location: Recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Inscription present: in two vertical columns: column break following 'Stars twinkle brightly'.

  • Text: From a drooped yellow cup, / Peeping full wary, / Lifting cool curtains up, / Stept a wee fairy. / Sing ho! the Daffodil, / Spring's yellow brede; / Laugh, coppice; twinkle, rill, / Spring's in the mead. / Elves the glad signal see, / Hail it outspringing, / Climb the tall daisy tree / With dewdrops brimming. / Long hath the winter been, / Keen the loud blast, / Now, clad in silken sheen, / Spring's come at last. / Spread are your leafy tents, / Foot it full lightly, / While through the waving bents / Stars twinkle brightly. / By mossy river-sides, / In daisied lawns, / Or where thick covert hides / The dappled fawns, / Come from anemone's / Tender-veined chalice; / Come from narcissus' eyes, / Elfin queen's palace; / From where light breezes swing / Dusky blue bells, / Calling the elfin king / Out to the fells. Gone is the frost that nipped; / Buds are outbreaking, / Larches are crimson-tipped, / Earth is awaking. Sing ho! the Daffodil, / Spring's yellow brede; / Laugh, coppice; twinkle, rill, / Spring's in the mead.
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: 12
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Dieu vous gard' / belles Pâquerettes / P. de Ronsard.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.8-1980.f.7
Primary reference Number: 43925
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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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