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Plant study - Crassula coccinea, scarlet flowering crassula: PD.802-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Plant study - Crassula coccinea, scarlet flowering crassula

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Meen, Margaret

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1795

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 355 mm Width 258 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Crassula coccinea / Scarlet flowering Crassula
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Miss Meene
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1795
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.802-1973
Primary reference Number: 23965

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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