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Album of watercolours: Flowers, insects and junks: PD.15-2024

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Album of watercolours: Flowers, insects and junks

Maker(s)

Chinese School

Entities

Categories

Description

24 watercolour drawings bound in an oblong 4to album. Binding: contemporary green morocco, rebacked, covers tooled in gilt

Notes

History note: Purchased by Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven (1900–1973) and on his death passed to his son

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance tax by HM Government in 2024 and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 221 mm
Width: 309 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2024) by HM Government

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

School or Style

Chinese

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.15-2024
Primary reference Number: 317316
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 11 April 2024 Updated: Wednesday 19 February 2025 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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