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Florilegium: PD.115-1973

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Florilegium

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robins, Thomas I
Draughtsman: Ehret, Georg Dionysius

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Categories

Description

Album containing 109 drawings. Bound with 17th Century boards, with a new spine, panelled black morocco, tooled in gilt and the arms of Antoine Ferrand de Villemilan (1603-89). Marbled endpapers.

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Album Leaf Height 417 mm Width 328 mm
Coverboard Height 443 mm Width 334 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DRAWINGS / OF / FLOWERS / EHRET / AND / ROBINS
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Embossed gold

Inscription present: the coat of arms of Antoine Ferrand de Villemilan (1603-89)

  • Location: Front cover
  • Method of creation: Embossed gold
  • Type: Achievement of arms

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.115-1973
Primary reference Number: 79693
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 November 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 14 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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