L110: Exhibition catalogue: portrait miniatures, South Kensington, 1865
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| Museum number | L110 |
| Title | Exhibition catalogue: portrait miniatures, South Kensington, 1865 |
| Additional title | Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures on loan at the South Kensington Museum |
| Object type | In category: Library and Archive » Book » Printed |
| Date | 1865 |
| People |
Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education (known) - Author(s) Whittingham and Wilkins (known) - Printer(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England » London |
| Condition |
Fair |
| Dimensions |
28.3 cm height whole 20.5 cm width whole |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Book/Document » Binding » Board Book/Document » Binding » Leather Pictures: Medium » Ink Pictures: Support » Paper |
| Description | Catalogue of the loan exhibition of portrait miniatures held at the South Kensington Museum, London, June, 1865. With an introductory notice by Samuel Redgrave (1802-1876). Royal 8vo., half calf gilt. | ||||||
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| Notes | This was the first major exhibition of portrait miniatures. Sir William Holburne lent 95 miniatures and was one of the largest contributors. The 1867 and 1887 catalogues of the Collection list the miniatures in four cases - one black, one tortoiseshell, one gilt and one of ebony – that were 'exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, in June, 1865'. | ||||||
| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
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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 |
