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The sash bar making machine for the Gt. Exhibition in 1851

Drawing
1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A drawing depicting a design for the sash-bar-making machine, a machine for cutting wooden sash bars for greenhouses, that was used in the building of the Crystal Palace.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe sash bar making machine for the Gt. Exhibition in 1851 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Brief description
Drawing by Edward Duncan, illustration for the Illustrated London News depicting the sash-bar-making machine, pencil, pen and ink, Great Britain, 1850
Physical description
A drawing depicting a design for the sash-bar-making machine, a machine for cutting wooden sash bars for greenhouses, that was used in the building of the Crystal Palace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Width: 22.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil with title. Dated Nov. 23. 1851. Stamped in red ink with the studio stamp of the artist.
Subject depicted
Associations
Bibliographic references
  • Chadwick, George F. The works of Sir Joseph Paxton, 1803-1865. London: Architectural Press, 1961. 275pp, illus.
  • Illustrated London News, Vol. 17, 23rd November 1850, p. 401
  • The Illustrated Exhibitor, No. 7, July 19th 1851, p.113
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Accession number
E.110-1994

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Record createdApril 1, 2009
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