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Street decorations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Design
1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in ink and watercolour on paper of a low barrier made up of red and white striped banners and posts lining a mall. The posts are topped with red and white flags and small gold crowns and gilt wreaths. Trees line the background behind the barrier.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Street decorations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (generic title)
  • Design for barrier along mall at Palace of Whitehall (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Selwyn Image. Design for street decorations at Whitehall for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 1897.
Physical description
Drawing in ink and watercolour on paper of a low barrier made up of red and white striped banners and posts lining a mall. The posts are topped with red and white flags and small gold crowns and gilt wreaths. Trees line the background behind the barrier.
Dimensions
  • Width: 165mm
  • Length: 115mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'barrier along mall - about 4 feet high'
  • '3' (In corner)
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Selwyn Image
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.3335-1931

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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