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Design for a fan: A vase of flowers: PD.113-1985

Current Location: In storage

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Design for a fan: A vase of flowers
Translated as: Design for a fan: A vase of flowers

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Description

Design for a fan: A vase of flowers (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

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Body colour and gold paint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 31
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Numbered

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.113-1985
Primary reference Number: 126099

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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