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Flowers, butterflies and insects
Album containing 12 watercolours on pith paper, bound in soft-back covers, with silk brocade and ties
Height: 250 mm
Width: 337 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Bothamley, Rev. H.
Export album made for the Western market
Chinese
Chinese export watercolour
Chinese export art
Support composed of paper silk
Accession number: 4172
Primary reference Number: 185538
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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