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Three invitations for exhibitions at the South London Floricultural Society, and one invitation to the Horticultural fete.: P.14200-R-70

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Three invitations for exhibitions at the South London Floricultural Society, and one invitation to the Horticultural fete.

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Printmaker: Unknown

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Ticket printed in black with wax seal, dating 1837 with the inscriptions "South London Floricultural Society / Exhibition of / Flowers & Flowering plants, / With fruit & vegetables, / Surrey zoological gardens, / Tuesday, June 13, 1837 / Admit" with name written in ink "Lord Arden". Ticket printed in green with wax seal, dating 1838 with the inscriptions "South London Floricultural Society / Exhibition of / Flowers & Flowering plants, / With fruit & vegetables, / Roayl zoological gardens, / Tuesday, June 24, 1838 / Admit" with name written in ink "Lord Arden and Party". Ticket printed in blue on blue paper, dating 1842 with the inscriptions "South London Floricultural Society / Exhibition of / Flowers and Flowering plants, / Horns Tavern, Kennington, / Wednesday, May 18, 1842 / Admit" with two stamps next to it. Ticket printed in gold on blue paper, dating 1838 with the inscriptions "In honor o /f the Queen dowager's / birth-day / Horticultural / fete / Grounds of Worton Lodge / Isleworth / on Tuesday, August 14, 1838..." with name written in ink "Lord Arden" and on bottom "Whiting London" and in ink "26".

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

19th Century
1837 - 1842

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14200-R-70
Primary reference Number: 205994
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Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 July 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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