Box and Cover
ca. 1851 (made)
| Place of origin |
A circular cardboard box with gilt metal mounts. The lid is printed with a hand-coloured engraving of the Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cardboard, metal, glass |
| Brief description | Cardboard with gilt metal mounts. The lid is printed with a hand-coloured engraving of the Crystal Palace under glass. |
| Physical description | A circular cardboard box with gilt metal mounts. The lid is printed with a hand-coloured engraving of the Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Eric Hervey |
| Object history | From a group of Crystal Palace memorabilia which belonged to Gerald Smedley Hervey, MBE. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.790&A-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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