Colour notes: 1085A.f.3

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Titles

Colour notes
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Maker(s)

Author: Burne-Jones, Edward

Entities

Letter

Categories

Letter

Legal notes

Given by the Artist's son and daughter Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Mrs Margaret Mackail.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923-04) by Burne-Jones, Sir Philip

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Sheet Size Height 203 mm Width 322 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on laid paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: list of numbers used as codes for colours for the tesserae for the mosaics at St Paul's, Rome

Text: dresses / Christ 2097 ('only sometimes for dark' - (above the line)) 2406 ('reinforcing colour' (above the line)) 761. ('use chiefly' (crossed out) 'shading colour' (above the line)) ('2060' (crossed out)) 344 ('local colour' (above the line)) 204 ('sometime / for highlights' (above and below the line respectively)) Gabrial and / Uriel {2408, 2297 1288. shade for local 1691 local) Chemuel / Michael {819. 1252. 2060. ('local' (above the line)) 697 / Zophiel {788. 488. 1731. ('local' (above the line)) 637
Location: Recto
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1085A.f.3
Primary reference Number: 82340
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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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