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Botanical drawings: PD.118-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Botanical drawings

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cockerell, The Hon. Lady (Possibly)

Entities

Categories

Description

Album containing 49 watercolours on paper the corners of each sheet are inserted into slits in the pages of an album with grey-fronted leaves, bound in brown leather stamped and tooled in gilt. Old sideboards have been used with a new spine tooled in gilt and inscribed.

Notes

History note: From the collection of Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart. and Geraldine Ponsouby, 1880

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: FLOWERS / 1
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Gilt
  • Text: THE HONBLE LADY COCKERELL
  • Location: On the cover
  • Method of creation: Gilt
  • Text: M.J. Cockerell. From the Collection of Geraldine, Countess of Mayo / , many of Whatman paper 1801.
  • Location: Inside end paper
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.118-1973
Primary reference Number: 31648
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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