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?Unidentified flower/shrub: PD.108-1973.15

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

?Unidentified flower/shrub

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Brown, Peter

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.

Dating

Production date: AD 1786-08

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) Height 301 mm Width 237 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour with graphite on vellum, attached to album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: P Brown
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Augt 1786
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.108-1973.15
Primary reference Number: 79517
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "?Unidentified flower/shrub" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/79517 Accessed: 2024-12-27 01:55:32

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