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A tea rose, a centifolia and budding perpetual roses with small tortoiseshell butterfly in foreground: PD.288-1973

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A tea rose, a centifolia and budding perpetual roses with small tortoiseshell butterfly in foreground

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Collier, Thomas F.

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Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor, Nov. 1943

Measurements and weight

Height: 283 mm
Width: 388 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1873

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T.F. Collier
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brush
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1873
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Brush
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.288-1973
Primary reference Number: 23136
Broughton: 1748

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A tea rose, a centifolia and budding perpetual roses with small tortoiseshell butterfly in foreground" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23136 Accessed: 2024-04-25 00:49:02

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23136 |title=A tea rose, a centifolia and budding perpetual roses with small tortoiseshell butterfly in foreground |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 00:49:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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