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Devil's Bit and Sweet Scented Pea: PD.115-1973.13

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Devil's Bit and Sweet Scented Pea

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robins, Thomas I

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 325 mm Width 211 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour with gum Arabic on laid paper, laid down on album leaf, surrounded by wash and ink lines

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Devil's Bit
  • Location: Above centre, along plant stem
  • Method of creation: Ink

Inscription present: the first line almost completely erased

  • Text: Sweet scented Pea / Sweet Scented Pea
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite and ink
  • Text: 2
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 1
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.115-1973.13
Primary reference Number: 79887

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Devil's Bit and Sweet Scented Pea" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/79887 Accessed: 2024-05-04 20:46:12

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