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Unidentified plant (? slender green stems with sparse, small spikes, spiked, thistle-like leaves, and white, five petalled flowers in a cluster with green berries): PD.121-1973.6

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Unidentified plant (? slender green stems with sparse, small spikes, spiked, thistle-like leaves, and white, five petalled flowers in a cluster with green berries)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
White bodycolour
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) Height 425 mm Width 331 mm
Drawn Area Height 390 mm Width 298 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour including white and gum Arabic, surrounded by gold, graphite and red ink border, on white prepared surface, on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: F.B.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: 8
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.121-1973.6
Primary reference Number: 80622
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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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