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- Larva in third instar, from Life History of the Alder Moth', gelatin silver print
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Larva in third instar, from Life History of the Alder Moth', gelatin silver print
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- photographs
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
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- Dimension value:
- 51
- Inscription content:
- species and artist's name
- Inscription interpretation:
- recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2119:4-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Beaufoy, S.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Larva in third instar, from Life History of the Alder Moth', gelatin silver print
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cc5411d9-046a-3a25-a794-8e3e379a48ec
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cc5411d9-046a-3a25-a794-8e3e379a48ec, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Pupa in opened cocoon, from Life History of the Alder Moth', gelatin silver print
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Pupa in opened cocoon, from Life History of the Alder Moth', gelatin silver print
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- photographs
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
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- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Inscription content:
- species and artist's name
- Inscription interpretation:
- recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2119:7-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Beaufoy, S.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Pupa in opened cocoon, from Life History of the Alder Moth', gelatin silver print
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8818f379-e0c1-3898-9f38-4fcffe402091
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8818f379-e0c1-3898-9f38-4fcffe402091, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Pupa in opened cocoon, from Life History of the Dark Crimson Underwing, gelatin silver print
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Pupa in opened cocoon, from Life History of the Dark Crimson Underwing, gelatin silver print
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- photographs
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
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- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Inscription content:
- species and artist's name
- Inscription interpretation:
- recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2116:5-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Beaufoy, S.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Pupa in opened cocoon, from Life History of the Dark Crimson Underwing, gelatin silver print
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/483e7cdb-cc15-3bf2-a423-7666e90bb1f7
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/483e7cdb-cc15-3bf2-a423-7666e90bb1f7, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Badgers: The Sow, Hampered by the Attentions of a Playful Cub, Bringing in Bedding
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Badgers: The Sow, Hampered by the Attentions of a Playful Cub, Bringing in Bedding
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2287-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Hems, Harold A.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Badgers: The Sow, Hampered by the Attentions of a Playful Cub, Bringing in Bedding
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ac0529da-1999-300f-b17f-f1009c9c104f
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ac0529da-1999-300f-b17f-f1009c9c104f, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Scottish Red Deer Stags in Velvet
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Scottish Red Deer Stags in Velvet
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2307-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Kearey, G.B.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Scottish Red Deer Stags in Velvet
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e52111e7-e69e-33ad-9fd3-d1ae63bcb368
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e52111e7-e69e-33ad-9fd3-d1ae63bcb368, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Harvest Mouse at Nest in Reeds
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Harvest Mouse at Nest in Reeds
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.2331-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Markham, John
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Harvest Mouse at Nest in Reeds
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e34e8112-fe32-32dc-87c8-0be1c1faa141
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e34e8112-fe32-32dc-87c8-0be1c1faa141, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Long-Tailed Tit in Winter
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Long-tailed Tit in winter
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- Animals and Wildlife
- Content - concept:
- animals
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Inscription content:
- animal species and artist's name
- Inscription interpretation:
- recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.1997-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Markham, John
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Long-tailed Tit in winter
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/037f68f0-5c75-3412-8a54-48cd1be2246a
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/037f68f0-5c75-3412-8a54-48cd1be2246a, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Swallows. (Nesting in bedroom.)
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of Swallows nesting in bedroom
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- Animals and Wildlife
- Content - concept:
- animals
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Inscription content:
- animal species and artist's name
- Inscription interpretation:
- recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.1960-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Thompson, Ronald
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of Swallows nesting in bedroom
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6a1fee98-f0c5-315a-8519-fe6107f1aa62
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6a1fee98-f0c5-315a-8519-fe6107f1aa62, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Sheld-Duck in Full Flight
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Sheld-Duck in full flight
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- The Royal Photographic Society
- Associated concept:
- Photographs
- Associated concept:
- Animals and Wildlife
- Content - concept:
- animals
- Credit line:
- The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 40.5
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measured part:
- mount
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 51
- Inscription content:
- animal species and artist's name
- Inscription interpretation:
- recto, mount
- Inscription content:
- Artist's incription/ National Collection of Nature Photographs label
- Inscription interpretation:
- ink, pencil, printed label, verso, mount
- Material:
- photographic paper
- Object history note:
- Part of the Nature Conservancy Council—National Collection of Nature Photographs
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RPS.1928-2023
- Object production organisation:
- Nature Conservancy Council
- Organisation's association:
- photographers
- Object production person:
- Fowler, T.M.
- Person's association:
- photographer
- Physical description:
- A mounted black and white photograph of a Sheld-Duck in full flight
- Responsible department/section:
- DOP
- Technique:
- photography
- Technique:
- gelatin silver
- Technique:
- gelatin silver print
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/50b0a792-038f-38fc-a806-3d80d1d9cf73
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/50b0a792-038f-38fc-a806-3d80d1d9cf73, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Colour sketches of Kittiwakes
- Brief description:
- Colour field sketch of Kittiwakes, produced in 1983.Created in prepration for the artist's first publication 'Shorelines' published in 1984. This book contained 70 full colour paintings and 40 field sketches.Nature in Art purchased two of the original paintings back in the 1980s.
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- colour pencil on paper
- Object number:
- 2014.1018
- Object production person:
- Warren, Michael
- Reproduction number:
- 1018.JPG
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a7fa5713-087a-3e6d-ad82-38c4a14fe834
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a7fa5713-087a-3e6d-ad82-38c4a14fe834, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- A Basket of Pears | Nature morte: Corbeille de Poires (descriptive)
- Object name(s):
- visual representation > painting
- Brief description:
- A Basket of Pears
- Collection:
- Ashmolean Museum
- Associated place:
- Europe
- Place association:
- place of creation
- Inscription content:
- signature: , unsigned
- Object name:
- visual representation > painting
- Object number:
- WA1980.80
- Object production date:
- 1882
- Date - association:
- date of creation
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1882
- Object production person:
- Édouard Manet
- Person's association:
- artist
- Person's birth date:
- 1832 - 1883
- Responsible department/section:
- Western Art
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b1e9831-1838-3dd5-93b8-9a825a8989a1
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b1e9831-1838-3dd5-93b8-9a825a8989a1, Ashmolean Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Sandhill Cranes
- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- A photograph of sandhill cranes, trees and sunset. The black metal frame measures 605 x 942 x 20mm and is in good condition.
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- 1985.186
- Object production person:
- Manglesen, Thomas
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/61f74d8d-1b29-3488-8e41-cc6f32182041
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/61f74d8d-1b29-3488-8e41-cc6f32182041, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Cattleya violacea
- Object name(s):
- mixed media
- Brief description:
- A watercolour of a Cattleya violacea, an orchid from Brazil.FlowerFabric mount, in a gilt and wooden frame: 690x850x35mm
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- watercolour on fabriano paper
- Object name:
- mixed media
- Object number:
- 1993.458
- Object production person:
- Mee, Margaret
- Reproduction number:
- 0458.jpg
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/735bc36f-b706-335c-8261-345ac67d50e5
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/735bc36f-b706-335c-8261-345ac67d50e5, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Oak tree vase
- Object name(s):
- vase
- Brief description:
- Porcelain vase with handle and oak tree design. White with green oak leaves and brown acorns. Handle in shape of a branch.Ceramic
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- porcelain
- Object name:
- vase
- Object number:
- 1995.528
- Object production person:
- unknown
- Reproduction number:
- 0528.jpg
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7eb4e4df-4e63-3924-a3e4-12eac0e3769b
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7eb4e4df-4e63-3924-a3e4-12eac0e3769b, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- An Evening
- Object name(s):
- mixed media
- Brief description:
- watercolour and gouache painting of landscape with 'teasels' in foregroundFrame measurements: 67.3cm x 57cm x 3cm (d)
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- watercolour and gouache on paper
- Object name:
- mixed media
- Object number:
- 2003.797
- Object production person:
- Reynolds, Alan
- Reproduction number:
- 0797.jpg
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8e689d0c-3e20-391f-bcd2-93e5a94b9e5d
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8e689d0c-3e20-391f-bcd2-93e5a94b9e5d, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Parasol Mushrooms
- Brief description:
- A pencil and watercolour on paper depicting a number of studies of parasol mushrooms, in shades of brown, complete with annotations.
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- pencil and watercolour
- Object number:
- 2011.940
- Object production person:
- Snow, Philip
- Reproduction number:
- 0940.JPG
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01707156-513a-390c-b3a8-60a29dc661d4
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01707156-513a-390c-b3a8-60a29dc661d4, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Bookbinding, Edible Fungi
- Brief description:
- Bookbinding, decorated with fungi, with cream background with details in brown and green. Binding for book entitled 'Edible Fungi'.
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- paper on card
- Object number:
- 2013.964b
- Object production person:
- Ellenby, Rose
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ddd95bd8-2d9d-3028-a44b-c45e3c135a1a
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ddd95bd8-2d9d-3028-a44b-c45e3c135a1a, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- "Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
- Object name(s):
- Card
- Brief description:
- Card designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed on one side (like a postcard) by the Wild Hawthorn Press. On the reverse of the card is Joyce Laing's address, written in Ian Hamilton Finlay's handwriting, and an 18p stamp postmarked 10 May 1988. It features the following text between two horizontal borders of an abstract green camouflage pattern:
"Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Translation for out time:
"Nature is a storm trooper in a camouflage smock."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Wild Hawthorn Press, Little Sparta, Dunsyre, Lanark, Scotland.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 21/01/2010
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Prints
- Associated date:
- 1987
- Associated person:
- Ian Hamilton Finlay
- Credit line:
- Presented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- 12.1 x 15.2cm
- Material:
- card, ink
- Object name:
- Card
- Object number:
- ABDAG017511
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1987
- Date - latest:
- 1987
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Fine Art
- Right type:
- © Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
- Text:
- Card designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed on one side (like a postcard) by the Wild Hawthorn Press. On the reverse of the card is Joyce Laing's address, written in Ian Hamilton Finlay's handwriting, and an 18p stamp postmarked 10 May 1988. It features the following text between two horizontal borders of an abstract green camouflage pattern:
"Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Translation for out time:
"Nature is a storm trooper in a camouflage smock."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Wild Hawthorn Press, Little Sparta, Dunsyre, Lanark, Scotland.
This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cfda0ea7-cf71-3936-8561-a20d23e92b43
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/cfda0ea7-cf71-3936-8561-a20d23e92b43, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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- Title:
- Art Deco lacquered panel
- Object name(s):
- panel
- Brief description:
- A rectangular panel decorated in laque arrachée in shades of silver, gold, copper and brown with stylised flowers and leaves. The surface of the lacquer has a 'plucked' effect.Leaf, flower.
- Collection:
- Nature in Art
- Material:
- lacquer
- Object name:
- panel
- Object number:
- 2002.745
- Object production person:
- Dunand, Jean
- Reproduction number:
- 0745.jpg
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/29be9328-b445-3690-b14c-8fb0521f2aab
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/29be9328-b445-3690-b14c-8fb0521f2aab, Nature in Art, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Then Russet Nature Bowed with Age...
- Object name(s):
- painting, watercolour
- Brief description:
- At centre of image stands a nude woman with short red hair. Her head is bowed and her face is hidden in her hands. There is a leaf (or similar) within the crook of her right elbow. Her ankles are crossed, and she stands on a rock at right of a narrow stream. To either side of the stream are grassy banks with yellow flowers, and there are numerous trees on either bank.
- Collection:
- Culture Perth & Kinross
- Associated concept:
- Fine Art and Art Archives
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 466
- Dimension value:
- 371
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 466
- Dimension value:
- 371
- Inscription content:
: signed : b : : THEN RUSSET NATURE BOWED WITH AGE/ WHIMPERINGLIKE A MAID IN TEARS/ GLIDES OFF UPON THE MURMERING STREAM/ TOJOIN WITH BYGONE YEARS./ / ROBERT GIBSON
- Object history note:
- flood damaged 17.01.1993
- Object name:
- painting, watercolour
- Object number:
- FA130/78
- Object production person:
- Gibson, Robert (act.1924=25 c.)
- Person's association:
- artist
- Physical description:
- At centre of image stands a nude woman with short red hair. Her head is bowed and her face is hidden in her hands. There is a leaf (or similar) within the crook of her right elbow. Her ankles are crossed, and she stands on a rock at right of a narrow stream. To either side of the stream are grassy banks with yellow flowers, and there are numerous trees on either bank.
- Physical description:
- In lower left is written:
- Physical description:
- "Then russet nature bowed with age,
- Physical description:
- Whimpering like a maid in tears,
- Physical description:
- Glides off upon the murmuring stream
- Physical description:
- To join with bygone years."
- Physical description:
- Signed in lower right: "Robert Gibson".
- Reproduction number:
- FA130 78.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- fine art
- Responsible department/section:
- PERGM
- Technique:
- watercolour on paper
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/99bbc14b-e1d3-341b-90fb-3d4b553bba2c
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/99bbc14b-e1d3-341b-90fb-3d4b553bba2c, Culture Perth & Kinross, CC BY-NC
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