Pot and Cover
1850-51 (made)
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Earthenware pot, the lid transfer-printed with a view of the exterior of the Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, transfer-printed |
| Brief description | Earthenware, transfer-printed with a view of the Crystal Palace |
| Physical description | Earthenware pot, the lid transfer-printed with a view of the exterior of the Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Eric Hervey |
| Object history | From a group of Crystal Palace memorabilia which belonged to Gerald Smedley Hervey, MBE. |
| Historical context | Probably intended to contain Crosse & Blackwell's meat or fish pastes |
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| Accession number | CIRC.787&A-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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