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?Unidentified, ?Cestrum, C. reseda (Mignonette) L. unidentified: PD.108-1973.56

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

?Unidentified, ?Cestrum, C. reseda (Mignonette) L. unidentified

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Burgoyne, Elizabeth

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: ? AD 1805-09-08

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of vellum (skin) Height 297 mm Width 223 mm

Techniques used in production

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

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Eliz: th [sic] Burgoyne pinxit
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: the date year has been almost completely scratched out, but cf. with PD.108-1973.55

  • Text: Sep. 8 [?1805]
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Brown ink, graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.108-1973.56
Primary reference Number: 79659
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

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