Drawing
Pencil and watercolour drawing on paper of a large fountain. A wide basin is surmounted by dolphin sculptural figures holding a smaller scalloped edged basin upon their tales. A sculpture of a mermaid is set within the upper basin, holding a container on his head where water flows out vertically. A small female figure is drawn in pencil to the left side of the fountain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, pencil and watercolour, drawing of a large sculptural fountain. |
| Physical description | Pencil and watercolour drawing on paper of a large fountain. A wide basin is surmounted by dolphin sculptural figures holding a smaller scalloped edged basin upon their tales. A sculpture of a mermaid is set within the upper basin, holding a container on his head where water flows out vertically. A small female figure is drawn in pencil to the left side of the fountain. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C.J. Richardson Collection' (Inscribed on the bottom of the external mount.) |
| Object history | This object was once part of an album of designs by various architects, artists and designers collected by the architect Charles James Richardson, and was bought from him by the Museum in 1863. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3436:382 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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