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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | [A collection of cards, invitations, notepaper, songsheets etc. relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851] |
| Date | [1850-1855] |
| Publisher | George Vickers |
| Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
| Document Type | Scrapbook; Ephemera; Correspondence; Pamphlet |
| Description | A scrapbook of material collected by Charles Wentworth Dilke. Includes correspondence, certificates, hymn cards, invitations, writing paper with Crystal Palace illustration letter heads, a menu for the Lord Mayor's Civic Banquet, and two original stitched cloth momentos stitched with a scriptural quotation and Prince Albert's insignia. Also includes 'Punch's Comic Guide to the Exhibition', 'Poor Richard's Penny Almanack' and six coloured see-through cards depicting the Crystal Palace and grounds. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Fair | 1851 Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, London |
| Language | English; French |
| Keywords | poetry, music, advertising, guide, humor, souvenir, fair site, design, fair legacy |
| Attractions | Crystal Palace (London) |
| Additional Notes | Previously belonged to Charles Wentworth Dilke. |
| Archive | The Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Collection | Special Collections |
| Archive Reference | EX.1851.107 |
| Copyright | The Victoria and Albert Museum |