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Box and cover
Box and cover, porcelain, cylindrical with a vertical rim on the inside enabling the cover to be slotted onto the box, inverted base, slightly domed cover with high sides; the edges of the box and the sides of the cover are decorated with gilt line borders, the box is decorated with a peach ground, the top of the cover is printed and painted with a scene of Crystal Palace during the Great Exhibition of 1851 with the inscription "CRYSTAL PALACE / EXHIBITION / 1851".
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 38619
Creation/Production
Unknown
Acquisition
Purchase, 1/7/1914
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.3
diam
(cm): 7.2
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 2
Techniques
moulded
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
porcelain
Location
In store
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