Admission ticket to Westminster Hall, for the Coronation Banquet of King George IV
Print
1821 (Made)
1821 (Made)
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This invitation card was for the banquet in Westminster Hall immediately after the Coronation. Three hundred and twelve male guests sat down to dine, watched by the peeresses in the gallery. Most of the blocks used for printing this card had been used for the invitation to the Coronation in Westminster Abbey. [See E.930-1935.] However, on that card, a different stamped border pattern and slightly differing lettering appear
The `Dobbs’ whose name is stamped in the border was H. Dobbs. His firm (founded in 1803) pioneered the use of decorative blind stamping for decorating invitation cards. Later in the 19th century he used this process to provide ornament for valentine cards and other greeting cards.
The `Dobbs’ whose name is stamped in the border was H. Dobbs. His firm (founded in 1803) pioneered the use of decorative blind stamping for decorating invitation cards. Later in the 19th century he used this process to provide ornament for valentine cards and other greeting cards.
Object details
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| Title | Admission ticket to Westminster Hall, for the Coronation Banquet of King George IV (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Compound plate printing, with stamped blind border |
| Brief description | Compound plate printing, blind stamped border. Admission ticket to Westminster Hall, for the Coronation Banquet of King George IV, 1821. |
| Physical description | An elaborate ticket of admission, printed in colours, surrounded by a blind stamped white decorative border |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with the Royal titles, Hall. and No. and Not Transferable. Dated MDCCCXXI. Border blind stamped Dobbs |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Partridge |
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| Summary | This invitation card was for the banquet in Westminster Hall immediately after the Coronation. Three hundred and twelve male guests sat down to dine, watched by the peeresses in the gallery. Most of the blocks used for printing this card had been used for the invitation to the Coronation in Westminster Abbey. [See E.930-1935.] However, on that card, a different stamped border pattern and slightly differing lettering appear The `Dobbs’ whose name is stamped in the border was H. Dobbs. His firm (founded in 1803) pioneered the use of decorative blind stamping for decorating invitation cards. Later in the 19th century he used this process to provide ornament for valentine cards and other greeting cards. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1935 London: HMSO, 1935. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.931-1935 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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