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The Butterfly's Ball, The Grasshopper's Feast and The Peacock "At Home": PD.120-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Butterfly's Ball, The Grasshopper's Feast and The Peacock "At Home"

Maker(s)

Author: Dorset, C.A., Mrs
Draughtsman: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Red leather bound album, covers with gold tooling. Contains 21 leaves, and marbled endpapers. Leaves are gold edged.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Leaf Height 525 mm Width 365 mm
Coverboards Height 535 mm Width 371 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: BOUND BY CSMITH
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed black ink
  • Text: ACO/FE/46
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: La/-/-
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: mssft
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, upper right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: £140
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, above centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: S / 27/2/99
  • Location: Front endpaper, verso, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.120-1973
Primary reference Number: 80490
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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