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The FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM
CAMBRIDGE
Tri-Fold Brochure
BOOKLET
COLLECTABLES /
TOPOGRAPHICAL /
LOCAL INTEREST
TOURS & TRAVELS /
EPHEMERA / RESEARCH /
MEMORABILIA
DETAILS:
MEASUREMENTS:
15 cm x 34 cm (closed / folded measurements)
CONTENTS:
Thirty Exhibits of Outstanding Interest:
A Tour of the Fitzwilliam
The Fitzwilliam Museum:
The Fitzwilliam is not only the treasure-house
of the University of Cambridge,
it is also one of the oldest public museums in GREAT BRITAIN.
It was founded in 1816 by the bequest of Richard,
7th Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion.
But George Basevi’s design was only selected in 1834
after public competition
and the first stone laid on 2 November 1837.
The Museum was opened to the public in 1848.
SCOPE OF THE COLLECTIONS
FRIENDS OF THE FITZWILLIAM
PUBLICATIONS
Designed and printed in England by Shenval
FEATURED ARTWORKS IN THE BROCHURE:
HERSE
Oil Painting
Detail from Hermes, Herse and Aglauros,
by Paolo Veronese ( 1528- 1588)
THE DEPOSITION
Oil Painting
by Graham Sutherland (b. 1903)
H 60 1/8 inches
W 48 inches
LUSTRE-PAINTED EARTHENWARE: A HAWK
Persian Rayy
12th or 13th Century
H 18 1/4 inches
PORCELAIN DISH
Chinese, Yung Cheng period (1723- 35)
Diameter 8 1/4 inches
PORCELAIN DISH
Chinese, Ch’ien Lung period (1763- 95)
Diameter 7 1/4 inches
MOSAIC FOUNTAIN-NICHE
Garden scene
Roman, 1st Century AD
From Baiae, Italy
H 44 1/8 inches
W 31 1/4 inches
BOOK ILLUMINATION ON VELLUM
Initial ‘B’ from the Peterborough Psalter
English, circa 1220
H 6 7/8 inches
W 4 13/16 inches
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