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Water Hemlock Cowbane (Cicuta Virosa) (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 63]): P.15048-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Water Hemlock Cowbane (Cicuta Virosa) (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 63])

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Nash, John Northcote

Entities

Categories

Description

Block to a book published by Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald, printed at the Curwen Press.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1927

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 225 mm Width 162 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 53
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: (21)
  • Location: Sheet lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number
  • Text: WATER HEMLOCK
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15048-R
Primary reference Number: 226653

Audit data

Created: Thursday 4 April 2019 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Water Hemlock Cowbane (Cicuta Virosa) (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 63])" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/226653 Accessed: 2024-05-03 02:32:34

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/226653 |title=Water Hemlock Cowbane (Cicuta Virosa) (illustration for Poisonous Plants [p 63]) |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-03 02:32:34|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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