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Magpies(?) on a plum tree in winter: PD.98-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Magpies(?) on a plum tree in winter
Translated as: Two green birds in a plum tree in blossom

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Two green birds in a plum tree in blossom (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

17th Century#
1600 - 1700

School or Style

Kano School

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Gold and colours

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.98-1985
Primary reference Number: 126084
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Magpies(?) on a plum tree in winter" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/126084 Accessed: 2024-11-17 15:44:32

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