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Coffee-Tree: PD.106-1973.46

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Coffee-Tree

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Forbes, Mary (née Capell)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 223 mm
Width: 172 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1769

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite, watercolour and bodycolour on vellum

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: No.
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: 100
  • Location: Upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Coffee-Tree
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: M: Forbes
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1769
  • Location: Lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.106-1973.46
Primary reference Number: 31115
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Coffee-Tree" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31115 Accessed: 2024-05-21 09:56:42

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