Printed Ephemera — 1852
Official Programme of the Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
This official programme for the funeral of the Duke of Wellington was issued as a commemorative broadside and sold for one penny (1d). The programme includes a woodcut illustration of the coffin and funeral car below which is printed in four columns the order and route of the funeral procession from Horse Guards to St Paul's Cathedral. On the reverse are printed the police orders and regulations relating to this massive and lavishly staged ceremonial event that attracted around one million Londoners.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 28.16/6
- Object name:
- Official Programme of the Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Piper, brothers & Company
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- Production date:
- 1852
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 510 mm, W 316 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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