Spray of flowers: PD.512-1973

Titles

Spray of flowers

Maker(s)

Unknown (Draughtsman)

Measurements and weight

Height: 385 mm
Width: 505 mm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1825

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on parchment

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.512-1973
Primary reference Number: 24851
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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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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
            "Spray of flowers"
            Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24851 Accessed: 2022-07-05 06:42:32

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24851
            |title=Spray of flowers
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-07-05 06:42:32|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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