Design for a bowl: 3595/21

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Titles

Design for a bowl

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 100 mm
Width: 128 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1873-11)

School or Style

Materials used in production

Blue-grey wash
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Pen and ink and blue-grey wash on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

Text: 21
Location: Album sheet, upper right
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: no. 3595/21
Location: Album sheet, lower right of drawing
Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3595/21
Primary reference Number: 10639
Stable URI

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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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Design for a bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10639 Accessed: 2023-03-31 07:21:00

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-31 07:21:00|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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