Drawing
late 18th century-early 19th century (made)
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Water-colour study of a sea urchin, a wedge shell (Donax) Cypraea tigris, and a common mussel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Water-colour |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing, by John George Gibson, of a a sea urchin, a wedge shell (Donax) Cypraea tigris, and a common mussel. From a set of 3 studies of shells. |
| Physical description | Water-colour study of a sea urchin, a wedge shell (Donax) Cypraea tigris, and a common mussel. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. G. Gibson' (Signed in ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the Misses Ruby E. and Irene G. Cleeve |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968. |
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| Accession number | E.419-1967 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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