L103: Exhibition Catalogue: South Kensington 1862
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| Museum number | L103 |
| Title | Exhibition Catalogue: South Kensington 1862 |
| Additional title | Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Works of Art of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and more recent periods on loan at the South Kensington Museum, June 1862…revised edition (January 1863. |
| Object type | In category: Library and Archive » Book » Printed |
| Date | 1863 |
| People |
Robinson John Charles (later Sir Charles) (1824-1913) (known) - Editor(s) Eyre George E. and William Spottiswoode (known) - Printer(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England » London |
| Condition |
Poor |
| Dimensions |
24.0 cm height whole 16.7 cm width whole |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Animal material » Leather Pictures: Medium » Ink Pictures: Support » Cardboard/pasteboard Pictures: Support » Paper |
| Description | Revised version of the official catalogue of the special loan exhibition of Works of Art, held in the South Kensington Museum, June 1862. 8 vo., half morocco. | ||||||
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| Notes | Sir William Holburne was a major contributor to this exhibition. He lent 79 miniatures, 46 pieces of silver and silver-gilt, 25 pieces of Wedgwood, 6 pieces of European porcelain, 17 pieces of English porcelain, 5 oriental works of art, 5 paintings, 2 pieces of enamel and 1 piece of maiolica. This is one of four versions of the catalogue that survive in the Museum Collection. |
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| Muse theme | The History of the Holburne Collection |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Recognition as a Collector
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||
| Provenance | Sir T. W. Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum |
