Facsimile of Sir Joseph Paxton's original sketch of the Crystal Palace

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Artist/Maker	Paxton, Joseph (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin	England (made)

This is a facsimile of the very first sketches for what was to become one of the most famous buildings of its time. Paxton, the architect, drew the original on blotting paper on 11 June 1850, while attending a meeting in Derby. The facsimile was made the following year, presumably to commemorate the opening of the Great Exhibition.

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Category	Great Exhibition
Object type	Lithograph
Title	Facsimile of Sir Joseph Paxton's original sketch of the Crystal Palace (generic title)
Materials and techniques	lithograph on pink blotting paper Lithographic Ink Lithography
Brief description	Lithograph of Sir Joseph Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace
Physical description	Lithograph
Dimensions	Drawing height: 234mm Drawing width: 275mm Sheet with drawing height: 245mm Sheet with drawing width: 300mm Inscription height: 35mm Inscription width: 139mm Sheet with inscription height: 123mm Sheet with inscription width: 277mm
Marks and inscriptions	Paxton's original conception of "The Chrystal[sic] Palace" given to me by W. Bradbury Esq. Br.[?] (Inscribed in ink on paper label) 1851 (Dated)
Object history	Comparison with the original shows that an extra ink blot has been added to the facsimile, which otherwise seems to have been made by a process of anastatic printing. Provenance: W. Bradbury, Mr Bridges, his son G. G. Bridges.
Place depicted	Crystal Palace
Summary	This is a facsimile of the very first sketches for what was to become one of the most famous buildings of its time. Paxton, the architect, drew the original on blotting paper on 11 June 1850, while attending a meeting in Derby. The facsimile was made the following year, presumably to commemorate the opening of the Great Exhibition.
Bibliographic references	Design Cities. Eight moments that changed the world Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik S, 2008. ISBN: 978-975-6167-26-7. Julius Bryant, ed. Art and Design for All. The Victoria and Albert Museum London: V&A Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 9781851776665.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.941-1983

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Record created	February 6, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O186594/facsimile-of-sir-joseph-paxtons-lithograph-paxton-joseph-sir/

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