Varieties of geranium: PD.922-1963

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Varieties of geranium

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Withoos, Alida

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a)

Measurements and weight

Height: 353 mm
Width: 255 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour on paper, laid down on thick paper and bordered on all sides with green

Inscription or legends present

Text: V6 No 28
Location: Upper left

Text: A
Location: On the mount

Text: Geranium Africanum coriandri folio floribus incarnatis magus noctu olens Augusti
Location: Verso lower centre
Method of creation: Pen and ink

Text: geranium Argenteum Alphinum [...] 30 mey
Location: Verso bottom left
Method of creation: Pen and ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.922-1963
Primary reference Number: 5656
Lugt: 1405a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 15 December 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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