Orchids: Stropanthus sp. Rhodesia

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Artist/Maker	Paul Ayshford Methuen (artist)
Place of origin	South Africa (made)

Pen and watercolour drawing depicting orchids, heightened with white gouache on grey laid paper with a fragmentary watermark reading 'Causon & Mo...) Signed, dated, and lettered with title.

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Categories	Paintings Botanical Art Africa Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	Orchids: Stropanthus sp. Rhodesia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pen and watercolour on paper Pen Gouache Watercolour Laid Paper Watercolour
Brief description	Watercolour, 'Orchids: Stropanthus sp. Rhodesia', pen and watercolour, by Lord Methuen, 1961.
Physical description	Pen and watercolour drawing depicting orchids, heightened with white gouache on grey laid paper with a fragmentary watermark reading 'Causon & Mo...) Signed, dated, and lettered with title.
Dimensions	Height: 42.9cm Width: 30.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	Methuen (Signed lower right) Stropanthus sp./ Shear Rest Camp, Maharina. Stippo [?] 8 Oct 1961 (Inscribed by the artist)
Credit line	Bequeathed by the artist
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.12-1974

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Record created	July 12, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1226568/orchids-stropanthus-sp-rhodesia-watercolour-paul-ayshford-methuen/

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