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Boxwood cradle, graciously contributed by her Majesty to the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Design
1851 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Piece of text about the boxwood cradle made by William Gibbs Rogers, from a design by his son W.Harry Rogers, for Queen Victoria. Letterpress on a landscape-format, rectangular sheet of stiff, cream-coloured paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBoxwood cradle, graciously contributed by her Majesty to the Great Exhibition of 1851. (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed on paper
Brief description
Sheet of paper, with text about the boxwood cradle carved by William Gibbs Rogers, from the W.H.Rogers Archive.
Physical description
Piece of text about the boxwood cradle made by William Gibbs Rogers, from a design by his son W.Harry Rogers, for Queen Victoria. Letterpress on a landscape-format, rectangular sheet of stiff, cream-coloured paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'From the letterpress of the Folio Illustration of the Great Exhibition of 1851, page 130, by M.DIGBY / WYATT, ESQ.' (Publisher's identification; Bottom; Letterpress; Ink)
Credit line
Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries
Object history
This sheet of paper with printed text about the boxwood cradle carved for Queen Victoria by William Gibbs Rogers, famous wood-carver, from a design by his son W.Harry Rogers, is part of the W.Harry Rogers Archive and to quote the information on the archive provided by 'RW' on 6 February 1998 on the registered file 1997/1476:-

'It is extraordinarily rare to have this sort of documentation at this level of production for the middle decades of the 19th century. The fact the (sic) the state of the designs ranges from rough sketches to finished drawings and proofs allows the pieces to document the design process very closely.'
Bibliographic reference
"Dictionary of National Biography' Vol. XVII. London: Smith Elder & Co. 15 Waterloo Place, 1909 146-147 p.
Collection
Accession number
E.1142-1998

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Record createdMarch 16, 2000
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