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

Season ticket printed on rectangular card


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper
Brief description
Admission card for the Great Exhibition; English; 1851. Rectangular card lettered on front 'SEASON TICKET OF ADMISSION TO the Exhibition of the Works of Industry OF ALL NATIONS 1851. No. 8975. Autograph signature of the Proprietor'; signed in ink by the holder James R. Bulwer. On the back are printed the Rules pertaining to the use of the ticket
Physical description
Season ticket printed on rectangular card
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.3cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
  • Height: 3.8cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
Marks and inscriptions
SEASON TICKET OF ADMISSION TO the Exhibition of the Works of Industry OFF ALL NATIONS 1851. No. 8975. Autograph signature of the Proprietor (Lettered on front of card)
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.
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.804A-1969

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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