IDENTIFIERS
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id:	312054
accession number:	4205

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Tuesday 14 February 2023
updated:	Monday 27 January 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Album containing 12 watercolours on pith paper,  illustrating various insects, birds, and flowers. It was made in Canton for the export market. Such export paintings often feature refined style, bright colouring, and native subjects.
title:	drawing

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
creditline: Given by Rev. John Durham Denis de Vitré, 1942

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/312054





TECHNIQUES
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watercolour and bodycolour on pith paper
watercolour

CATEGORIES
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category: album

DATING
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culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Canton workshop