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Mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata)
A male and female
Height: 250 mm
Width: 337 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given
(1909)
by
Bothamley, Rev. H.
Export album made for the Western market
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White highlights
Ink
Support composed of pith paper
Drawing : Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
Accession number: 4171(7)
Primary reference Number: 185669
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: OC.93-1946
Accession Number: MAR.C.83-1912
Accession Number: T.71-1977
Accession Number: 359
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