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Frontispiece: Wild Flowers of Val Vontanalba with Colchicum: PD.9-1980.f.1

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Titles

Frontispiece: Wild Flowers of Val Vontanalba with Colchicum
Floral decoration surrounding the initials 'MB' (Margaret Berry): Saxifraga aizoides

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: recto 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 253 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WILD FLOWERS / OF / VAL FONTANALBA
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: CB
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1908
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Type: Date

Inscription present: Margaret Berry

  • Text: MB
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.9-1980.f.1
Primary reference Number: 44308
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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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