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Gems of the Centennial Exhibition

Gems of the Centennial Exhibition
 1877

Medium
book: lithographs, letterpress, 178 pages, cloth cover with gold embossing, stitched binding
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson, 2012
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
book: lithographs, letterpress, 178 pages, cloth cover with gold embossing, stitched binding
Measurements
32.2 × 24.6 cm (page) 33.0 × 25.2 × 1.4 cm (closed) 33.0 × 52.2 × 0.9 cm (open)
Place/s of Execution
New York, New York, United States
Inscription
printed in ink on title page u.c.: GEMS / OF / THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION: / CONSISTING OF / Illustrated Descriptions of Objects of an Artistic Character, / IN THE EXHIBITS OF / THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY, / GERMANY, BELGIUM, NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK, HUNGARY, / RUSSIA, JAPAN, CHINA, EGYPT, TURKEY, INDIA, Etc., Etc.,
printed in ink on title page l.c.: AT THE / PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION / OR 1876.
printed in ink on title page l.c.: NEW YORK: / D. APPLETON & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, / 549 AND 551 BROADWAY. / 1877
Accession Number
2012.486
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson, 2012
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Documentary Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
exhibition catalogues exhibitions (events) world's fairs

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