Yale Center for British Art

Title:: Building of the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Published / Created:: Great Britain, 1851.
Physical Description:: 1 item ; 4.5 x 6 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:: View of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, painted on an oval piece of porcelain rimmed in brass. The title is in black ink, on the reverse. The brass edging extends beyond the depth of the porcelain, which may suggest that the item originally served as a decorative lid to a small box.
Subject Terms:: Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) | Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) -- Buildings. | Exhibitions -- England -- London.
Form/Genre:: Keepsakes.