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Britannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe

Print
c.1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Envelope of grey paper. The front has an engraved emblematic design of allegorical figures. In the centre Britannia with a lion and a cornucopia at her feet extends a wreath towards a kneeling figure who beckons on figures symbolic of the four continents. To the right a group of manufactured articles with a distant view of the 1851 Exhibition Building. The point of the envelope has an embossed stamp of a garter enclosing a shield.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBritannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe (generic title)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, engraving
Brief description
By James Valentine: Great Exhibition envelope of grey paper, 'Britannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe', engraved design on front, British, c.1851
Physical description
Envelope of grey paper. The front has an engraved emblematic design of allegorical figures. In the centre Britannia with a lion and a cornucopia at her feet extends a wreath towards a kneeling figure who beckons on figures symbolic of the four continents. To the right a group of manufactured articles with a distant view of the 1851 Exhibition Building. The point of the envelope has an embossed stamp of a garter enclosing a shield.
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.5cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
  • Width: 8cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
Marks and inscriptions
Johnstone & Hunter. Edinr. & London. William Tweedie 337 Strand, London. William Bremner 11 Market Street, Manchester. DESIGNED & ENGRAVED BY J. VALENTINE DUNDEE. 30 sent free for 12,50 for 16, 100 for 24 or 250 for 40 Penny post stamps (Printed on the back flap)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Eric Hervey in 1969.
Object history
From a group of Crystal Palace memorabilia which belonged to Gerald Smedley Hervey, MBE.
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Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.815-1969

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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