Painting
1800-1840 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Exotic flora and fauna was of great interest to British botanists in the 18th and 19th centuries, and such enthusiasm gradually filtered down to the general public. Travellers often returned to Britain with foreign plants and more commonly, paintings depicting numerous species of tropical flowers and fruits. The species of this particular flower, however, has not been positively identified.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, watercolour on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1840 |
| Physical description | Rectangular watercolour painting with fineline border depicting pink 5-petalled flowers of unidentified species with yellowing green leaves |
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| Object history | Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Exotic flora and fauna was of great interest to British botanists in the 18th and 19th centuries, and such enthusiasm gradually filtered down to the general public. Travellers often returned to Britain with foreign plants and more commonly, paintings depicting numerous species of tropical flowers and fruits. The species of this particular flower, however, has not been positively identified. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.316-1886 |
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| Record created | September 11, 2006 |
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