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Drawing: 4212

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Canton workshop

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Description

Album of twenty pith paintings inserted on single folios, with blue silk binding

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Materials used in production

Pith paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on pith paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 4212
Primary reference Number: 317587
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Audit data

Created: Friday 23 August 2024 Updated: Friday 23 August 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 29 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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