WATERCOLOUR, framed, ‘Alverstoke/The house of the Rev. Francis Clifton’
H2013.362
Sepia watercolour of a two storied Georgian home with two chimney stacks, amongst a treed garden with a lawn out front. An ivory mount surrounds the painting with a narrow, simple, unpainted wooden frame. The back of the picture is covered with brown paper. 'Alverstoke/The house of the Rev.Francis Clifton/B.1755.D.1811/Retired here after serving as a Naval Chaplain/My great, great Grandfather' is handwritten in ink on the bottom. The frame nails protrude through the paper and discolour it. A tag is attached with string to one two eye-rings 'Mrs E. P Wright./For Spain/3-10-68' is written on it in pencil
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2013.362 |
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| Accession Date: | 9 Jul 2014 |
| Acquisition Year: | 2012 |
| Credit: | Honoria Hassell Anderson and Patricia Anderson Wright Collection |
Material
| Paper/Paper | Watercolour on paper, glass, wood, metal (nails), paper, string | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| width | 470mm |
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| height | 360mm |
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