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Straw mat covered with fruit and flowers: PD.393-1973

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Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Straw mat covered with fruit and flowers

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Duffield, Mary Elizabeth, (nee Rosenberg)

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Measurements and weight

Height: 347 mm
Width: 486 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

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, a strip of unfaded pigment around the edge gives the true colour range of the original,

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: with the brush

  • Text: M.E. Duffield
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.393-1973
Primary reference Number: 23298
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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