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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.490
People
John Sherrin, British (London 1819 - 1896 Ramsgate)
Title
Still Life of a Bird’s Nest and Primroses
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/382040

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor over graphite on thick off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.3 × 18.9 cm (6 × 7 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 16.5 × 20.7 cm (6 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, brown ink: Sherrin
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 381

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard Haworth, Blackburn Audrey Pearce, Surrey, in 1972 (according to an inscription on the old backing board). [Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London], sold; to private collector, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous gift
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.490
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • One Hundred Drawings and Watercolours (Winter Catalogue), auct. cat., Guy Peppiatt Fine Art and Stephen Ongpin Fine Art (London, 2010-2011), cat. no. 75, repr.ooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Verification Level

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