The Crystal Palace being Reconstructed at Sydenham

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Artist/Maker	Philip Henry Delamotte (maker)
Place of origin	London (made)

19thC; Anon. Construction of Crystal Palace

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Object type	Photograph
Title	The Crystal Palace being Reconstructed at Sydenham (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Photographic Paper Collodion Process
Brief description	19thC; Anon. Construction of Crystal Palace
Gallery label	(2008/2009) The Crystal Palace was first built in 1851 in Hyde Park, London. Constructed in kit-form, it had 1060 iron columns, 300,000 panes of glass and 200 miles of sash bars. It housed the Great Exhibition, which showcased the best of arts and industry from around the world. The event made the new art and science of photography very popular. When the building was eventually reconstructed in Sydenham as an exhibition hall, Delamotte was commissioned to document the process.
Place depicted	Crystal Palace
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	2-1917

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Record created	November 7, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O140538/the-crystal-palace-being-reconstructed-photograph-philip-henry-delamotte/

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