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Box BW-16

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The Great Exhibition: calico handkerchief with poem, 1851

 File — Box: BW-16, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents Rewritten from dealer description:This item is a calico souvenir handkerchief adhered to a thin board, printed in black on a pink ground. The central image is a rectangular view of the main exhibition building surrounded by twelve panels, each with an illustration and verse of a poem, "The Crystal House which Albert Built." The twelve verses begin by identifying the individuals in each image and the verse details their role in the exhibition. For example: "These are...
Dates: 1851