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Inscription: list of names of animals: 3685.f.15

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Inscription: list of names of animals
Several slight sketches

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: { Zebras / Mannis / Chlam }
  • Location: Recto, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Upper cottage / Welley low Street / Large Black Dog / Rats Black & [?] / Water D. Ta. S Indian Badger / Squirrels
  • Location: Recto, above centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Sloths 1-2 / Encoubut - / Chlame 2s / Talow - Grant / 3 Banded - Ap[?] / pitchey / oituophis Cape / 2 Zs Mem. Iabtic / 3 Zs Mitole rized / 4 Zs Small 0 } / 5 Zs Short Manu 0 } / 6 Zs Long / 7 Ornorhincus Duck billd [sic]
  • Location: Recto, lower left of centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 8 Echidnea / 2 Elephant / Amemon Jaki / Indian D. / 5 Rhinoceros / - Pecar[?] / Wild Boar / Ethopain / 2 Hippotamus[sic] Horse [?] / Apus.
  • Location: Recto, lower right of centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3685.f.15
Primary reference Number: 42110
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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/42110 Accessed: 2024-05-06 11:53:41

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