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Snake Plant or Octangular Cereus and Joy Leav'd Cranesbill: PD.115-1973.46

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Snake Plant or Octangular Cereus and Joy Leav'd Cranesbill

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Robins, Thomas I

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 267 mm Width 229 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite with watercolour and bodycolour on laid paper, laid down on album leaf, surrounded by rectangular wash borders

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1st; 2d
  • Location: By each stem respectively
  • Method of creation: Red ink

Inscription present: first and last number or word in each line in red ink

  • Text: 1 Snake plant or octangular Coreus - Cactus / 2 Joy leav'd Cranes Bill - Geranium
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Red and brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.115-1973.46
Primary reference Number: 80039
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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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