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Design for a peacock clothes brush: PD.25-2016

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Titles

Design for a peacock clothes brush

Maker(s)

Ashbee, Charles Robert

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Olive Ward

Measurements and weight

Height: 231 mm
Width: 151 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2016) by Ward, O. M., Mrs

Materials used in production

brown Paper
Watercolour
Graphite

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite with white watercolour on brown paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: silver back clothes brush set pearl blister [underlined]
  • Location: Top

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-2016
Primary reference Number: 221640

Audit data

Created: Monday 31 July 2017 Updated: Wednesday 3 December 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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