Britannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe
Print
c.1851 (made)
c.1851 (made)
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Envelope of grey paper. The front has an engraved emblematic design of allegorical figures. In the centre Britannia with a lion and a cornucopia at her feet extends a wreath towards a kneeling figure who beckons on figures symbolic of the four continents. To the right a group of manufactured articles with a distant view of the 1851 Exhibition Building. The point of the envelope has an embossed stamp of a garter enclosing a shield.
Object details
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| Title | Britannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | printer's ink, paper, engraving |
| Brief description | By James Valentine: Great Exhibition envelope of grey paper, 'Britannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe', engraved design on front, British, c.1851 |
| Physical description | Envelope of grey paper. The front has an engraved emblematic design of allegorical figures. In the centre Britannia with a lion and a cornucopia at her feet extends a wreath towards a kneeling figure who beckons on figures symbolic of the four continents. To the right a group of manufactured articles with a distant view of the 1851 Exhibition Building. The point of the envelope has an embossed stamp of a garter enclosing a shield. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Johnstone & Hunter. Edinr. & London. William Tweedie 337 Strand, London. William Bremner 11 Market Street, Manchester. DESIGNED & ENGRAVED BY J. VALENTINE DUNDEE. 30 sent free for 12,50 for 16, 100 for 24 or 250 for 40 Penny post stamps
(Printed on the back flap) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Eric Hervey in 1969. |
| Object history | From a group of Crystal Palace memorabilia which belonged to Gerald Smedley Hervey, MBE. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.815-1969 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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