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Porchester Castle: 3211

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Porchester Castle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dayes, Edward

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Brangwyn, Frank

Measurements and weight

Height: 214 mm
Width: 141 mm

Relative size of this object

14.1 m21.4 m What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Brangwyn, Frank

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour with traces of graphite under-drawing on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E. Dayes
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Porchester Castle / Hants (E. Dayes hand (?))
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3211
Primary reference Number: 10273
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Monday 15 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Porchester Castle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10273 Accessed: 2023-06-06 14:09:51

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