Souvenir Album from the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
Designer
Owen Jones
(English, 1809 - 1874)
Manufacturer
Spiers & Son
(English)
Date1851
MediumLacquered and painted papier mâché with painted mother-of-pearl and mother-of-pearl with watercolors and prints on paper with leather and fabric case
DimensionsA (case): 12 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches (32.69 x 28.91 x 6.99 cm)
B (book): 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (29.21 x 24.77 x 4.45 cm)
B (book): 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches (29.21 x 24.77 x 4.45 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through exchange of the gifts of Arthur Hobson in memory of Pearl Hobson, Mrs. William H. Chapman, Mrs. Inez Grant Parker, Mrs. E. A. Grosvenor Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk Jr., Mrs. Richard Kent and Grace Mintonye in memory of Byron E. Mintonye
Object number2011.62.A,B
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DescriptionLacquered and painted album of papier mâché with Moorish designs in green, red and gilding completely covering the front cover with a small mother-of-pearl ball in each corner. In the center of the front cover is a circular painting of a courting couple executed on mother-of-pearl framed with glass held by a brass bevel. The back with a central design in the same colors and a small mother-of-pearl ball in each corner. Inside are small watercolors and prints some adhered to the pages and some loose.
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