Fashion — 1862
International Exhibition of 1862
The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world fair which took place in London, capitalising on the success of the earlier Great Exhibition of 1851.This handkerchief depicts the iron and glass building which was designed to house the exhibition, and which sat on the site now occupied by the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. It was probably sold as a souvenir.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2015.5/6
- Object name:
- International Exhibition of 1862
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1862
- Material:
silk
- Measurements/duration:
- H 720 mm, W 892 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government and allocated to the Museum of London, 2015.
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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Credit: London Museum
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