Broken tulips, carnations, French marigold, Siberian iris, auricula: PD.573-1973

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Titles

Broken tulips, carnations, French marigold, Siberian iris, auricula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 452 mm
Width: 359 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1680

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Gold paint
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, watercolour and bodycolour and some gold on vellum, backed with paper

References and bibliographic entries

Flowers of Three Centuries; One Hundred Drawings & Watercolours from the Broughton Collection page(s): 29

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.573-1973
Primary reference Number: 23441
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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) "Broken tulips, carnations, French marigold, Siberian iris, auricula" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23441 Accessed: 2023-01-31 08:32:29

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-01-31 08:32:29|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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