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Inscription surrounded by floral border: Fritillaria Moggridgei and F. Burnati: PD.11-1980.f.14

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Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Fritillaria Moggridgei and F. Burnati

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Bicknell, Peter

Dating

Production date: AD 1914

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 278 mm Width 190 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Watercolour and graphite on paper
Watercolour

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: They seemed to be twins / One was very dowdily / dressed, the other in bright / yellow, but both a number of / strange marks & spots something / like dice. They did not hold up their / heads and you could not see faces or the / honey-pots they carried, Some of the crowd / whispered that their ancestors were gamblers, and / now the children were all branded with these signs / They said / Fritillaries are we! / Some people call us Snake-heads: / It is not kind, but we don't mind; / We only bow and shake heads / And off we gambol free!
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Myosotis / alpestris Schm.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.11-1980.f.14
Primary reference Number: 43776
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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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