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Girl with a dead bird: PD.45-1948

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Girl with a dead bird

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Marchinhès, Pierre François

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1946 through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 32 mm
Width: 27 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948) by Manuk, P. C. and Coles, G. M., Miss

Dating

Production date: AD 1770

School or Style

Swiss

Materials used in production

Enamel

Techniques used in production

Enamelled : Enamel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Marcinhes / à Verdoy [or Versoy] / 1770
  • Location: Verso

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.45-1948
Primary reference Number: 18264
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Girl with a dead bird" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18264 Accessed: 2024-03-29 13:23:50

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