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Nassau: PD.I.2

Titles

Nassau

Maker(s)

Jones, George (Draughtsman)

Measurements and weight

Height: 188 mm
Width: 150 mm

Relative size of this object

15 m18.8 m What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1891-12) by Jones, Mrs

Dating

Production date: AD 1825

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown wash
Blue wash
White bodycolour
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Brown and blue wash, heightened with white with traces of black chalk on blue paper, attached to album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1825
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Nassau
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: I.2
  • Location: Album sheet, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.I.2
Primary reference Number: 21875

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 6 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Nassau" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/21875 Accessed: 2022-06-25 08:32:33

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/21875 |title=Nassau |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-06-25 08:32:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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