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Print

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

Wood engraving print on paper, with gilt border. Printed text on reverse.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, wood engraving
Brief description
Illustration (Illustrated London News?), Great Exhibition of 1851, exterior view as seen from the Serpentine. Wood engraving, with printed text on reverse. English, c.1851
Physical description
Wood engraving print on paper, with gilt border. Printed text on reverse.
Dimensions
  • Width: 33.8cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
  • Height: 8.2cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969)
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.796-1969

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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