Mixed flowers including roses, pelargoniums and a geranium: PD.392-1973

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Titles

Mixed flowers including roses, pelargoniums and a geranium

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Duffield, Mary Elizabeth, (nee Rosenberg)

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Purchased by donor October 1940

Measurements and weight

Height: 278 mm
Width: 383 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1850

School or Style

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: M.E.D.
Location: Lower right
Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.392-1973
Primary reference Number: 23297
Broughton: 1502
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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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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Mixed flowers including roses, pelargoniums and a geranium" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23297 Accessed: 2023-03-29 21:10:40

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23297
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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-03-29 21:10:40|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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