Archaeology — 1851
Plate
This fragment from a transfer-printed whiteware plate was found on an archaeological excavation in Church Street, Isleworth, close to Kew Gardens. The plate is decorated with a design in pink and the words 'The Deliverer. Great Exhibition 1851'.
The Great Exhibition is the popular name for The Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, which was organised by Prince Albert and opened in 1851. It displayed the products of over 30 British colonies to celebrate British imperialism and to stimulate British design. The exhibition was housed in a specially built glass building which became known as Crystal Palace. Over six million people visited the exhibition, which encouraged a huge souvenir industry to develop. Mass-produced transfer-printed commemorative plates were manufactured during and after the exhibition.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- CSI86[111]<157>
- Object name:
- plate
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1851
- Material:
ceramic
- Measurements/duration:
- WT 17 g, H 63 mm, W 74 mm, D 10 mm (overall)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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