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Epidendrum stamfordianum: PD.990-1973

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Titles

Epidendrum stamfordianum

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Withers, Augusta Innes

Entities

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Measurements and weight

Height: 703 mm
Width: 501 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 Whatman card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ovidium Stamfordianum?
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Text: Mrs. Withers Delt
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Flower painter to Queen Adelaide
  • Location: Lower right, below the above

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.990-1973
Primary reference Number: 24622

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Epidendrum stamfordianum" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24622 Accessed: 2024-04-19 21:56:39

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