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Gems of the Crystal Palace, No. 3 (The Crystal Palace and Gardens)

Print
1854 (published)
Artist/Maker
Baxter, George (print-maker)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Depicts the Crystal Palace in the background and the gardens in the forground. People walk amongst the fountains and large model dinosaurs.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Great Exhibition
Architecture
Object type
Print
TitleGems of the Crystal Palace, No. 3 (The Crystal Palace and Gardens) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Baxter print on paper
Paper
Baxter-Process Printing
Brief description
Print by George Baxter, 'Gems of the Crystal Palace, No. 3 (The Crystal Palace and Gardens),' Baxter-process print, England, 1854
Physical description
Depicts the Crystal Palace in the background and the gardens in the forground. People walk amongst the fountains and large model dinosaurs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.375in
  • Width: 6.37in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Style
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
'Published Octr 30, 1854, by G. Baxter, Proprietor & Patentee, London.' (Lettered on print)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Baxter
Subjects depicted
Dinosaurs
Great Exhibition
Place depicted
Crystal Palace
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
  • Lewis, C. T. Courtney. George Baxter (colour printer) his life and work: a manual for collectors. London: S. Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1908. cat. no. 193
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2865-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O744148/gems-of-the-crystal-palace-print-baxter-george/
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