View of the Nave, Great Exhibition 1851, From the American Gallery
Print
1851 (printed and published)
1851 (printed and published)
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| Place of origin |
This lithograph is an interior view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. This was the venue for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851. The Great Exhibition included examples of industrial design from all around the world. You can see some of the foreign pavilions on the ground floor, with the Russian one on the left. Exhibits classified as Materials are on display on the first floor. These ranged from raw coal to food. Stamping workmen and marching soldiers tested the strength of the gallery floor structures during the building works.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | View of the Nave, Great Exhibition 1851, From the American Gallery (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Print showing a view of the Great Exhibition, 1851. |
| Physical description | Print showing a view of the nave of the Great Exhibition of 1851 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'View of the Nave. Great Exhibition 1851. From the American Gallery. Published Sept 12th 1851 by Ackermann & Co, 96 Strand by Appointment to the Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert and the Royal Family' |
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| Summary | This lithograph is an interior view of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. This was the venue for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851. The Great Exhibition included examples of industrial design from all around the world. You can see some of the foreign pavilions on the ground floor, with the Russian one on the left. Exhibits classified as Materials are on display on the first floor. These ranged from raw coal to food. Stamping workmen and marching soldiers tested the strength of the gallery floor structures during the building works. |
| Bibliographic reference | Expo 2010 Shanghai China. World Exposition Museum ISBN: 9787532140503. |
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| Accession number | 19643 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2003 |
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