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Inscription: list of names of animals: 3685.f.14

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Inscription: list of names of animals
Inscription: list of names of animals

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905) by James, Montague Rhodes, Dr

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 88 mm Width 114 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Leopard / Oppossum / Slender / Koala / Long tailed spotted / martin / Musine / Potorol Dar-[?] / White / Jageiaid Thas / Scuiseir [?] / Nain / Wolley / Elegant[?] Phil. / Phelander / Common / chonclach
  • Location: Recto, left-hand side
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: all [?]

  • Text: Azaia / Arabia / Common / Cayapolle / Maimon / Jouan / Yapock / Vavrina / Harris / pemillata / nain / reynard / cook / Tachete / Owson / rouk / narique
  • Location: Recto, centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Mercury / Toure / Portugal / Canada / Serval - / Ca[?]tranian 3 / Large Cat / Z.M. / Javanes 4 / Sumatran 5 / Puma - 6 / Jaguar - / Fairground / Malsay 8 / Nepaul / Seal 4 / Walrus-
  • Location: Recto, right-hand side
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Aspalad 7 Georgilas Typhlus / Spermophily / - Parreg[?] / Large Cat / or Richardson / Nepaul D / Crysitis Salpoides / Black & honey / water Rat / My dromondii / Fox - & [?]d Field Mouse - Long / Prairie wolf {tall & short / common - Hipax[?] Capensis Fernando Poo / Wild R Common Hare - / Lagornis - / Wild Rabbit - / Asachnoides / short [?...} / [?...} tufted - Chamois
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3685.f.14
Primary reference Number: 42108
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Inscription: list of names of animals" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/42108 Accessed: 2024-11-24 13:24:32

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