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Flowers in a vase which stands on a marble top: a caterpillar crawls up the stem of a flower and a butterfly rests on a stem which lies on the marble top: PD.798-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Flowers in a vase which stands on a marble top: a caterpillar crawls up the stem of a flower and a butterfly rests on a stem which lies on the marble top

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Mayor, S.

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Measurements and weight

Height: 532 mm
Width: 440 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1822-03-05

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Originals
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: March 1822
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Painted by my mother - .. Mayor - in 1822 - For a competition for the school medal of the Society of Arts - .... The Medal was presented to her by the Duke of Sussex. Edgar J. Mayor 1911 / Ringwood Hants.
  • Location: Verso, lower right

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.798-1973
Primary reference Number: 23930
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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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