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Caphalanthus occidentalis (American button-wood): PD.448-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Caphalanthus occidentalis (American button-wood)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: British School

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 240 mm Width 164 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Cephalanthus occidentalis
  • Location: Lower left
  • Text: American Button-wood 91
  • Location: Lower right

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.448-1973
Primary reference Number: 24736
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 December 2019 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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