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Inscription: list of names of animals: 3685.f.16

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: 2 Elephants / 2 Hippopotamus - Babyruisa? / 1 Jus Etheopians / 1 Peccary / 4 Rhinocerus / 2 Horses / 5 Asses / 2 Camels / 4 Musks / 10 Sl[?]s Deer / 1 Antelope / 3 Gazelles / 8 Bocks (Cervicapra) / 1 Probous Monkey / 2 1 Jansee Rayé / 3 1 Common Shrew - / 1 MgGale Russian) Byrama [?] / - Jupic- / 4 1 Weasel - to be made into a stoat / 5 1 Hyena - 2 - 3 -
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Baliasaur Lin Soc / White footed Paradox / Common otter / Javaneu ?Ferret - Athd Huron / Weasel / White Chu[?]d Weasel / European Dog - / Sumatran Dog - / 3 Hyenas - Mound shaped spotted / Chitas ? / Senegal Lion / Lion Tygers - / Leopard - Black Tailed Deer / Wild Cat - / Belandang / Opossum - / - Crab eating - / Standard - / - Cayopolhin - / Murine - Masinon / Zuan - /
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3685.f.16
Primary reference Number: 42162
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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/42162 Accessed: 2024-04-20 01:25:06

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