Potted primula (hybrid), ?auricula: PD.199-1973

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Titles

Potted primula (hybrid), ?auricula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bessa, Pancrace

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 365 mm
Width: 284 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton

Dating

Production date: AD 1817

School or Style

Materials used in production

Graphite
Watercolour
Gum arabic

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and gum Arabic over traces of graphite on vellum

Inscription or legends present

Text: Bessa
Location: Base of pot
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Signature

Text: 1817
Location: Base of pot, following the above
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Flowers of Three Centuries; One Hundred Drawings & Watercolours from the Broughton Collection page(s): 10
Flower Drawings page(s): 102

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.199-1973
Primary reference Number: 22947
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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