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Adam's Needle and Viper's Tongue Alloe: PD.115-1973.49

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Adam's Needle and Viper's Tongue Alloe

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
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Height 285 mm Width 200 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite with watercolour and bodycolour including white, on paper, laid down on album leaf, surrounded by rectangular wash borders

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Adam's Needle
  • Location: Lower left, by stem
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Viper's Tongue Alloe.
  • Location: Lower right, by stem
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.115-1973.49
Primary reference Number: 80046
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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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