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Tropical succulent: PD.666-1973

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Tropical succulent

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Holland, James

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 370 mm
Width: 279 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1827

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of pasteboard

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on 'Turnball's Super fine London Board'

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. Holland
  • Location: Lower centre, on the stem of the leaf
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1827
  • Location: Lower centre, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.666-1973
Primary reference Number: 23581
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tropical succulent" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23581 Accessed: 2024-03-29 07:39:40

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23581 |title=Tropical succulent |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 07:39:40|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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