Botanical drawings: PD.118-1973

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Botanical drawings

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cockerell, The Hon. Lady (Possibly)

Entities

Album

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

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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