Lot 300
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"The New Houses of Parliament", a monochrome printed cottton handkerchief against a madder ground, the centre with a view from the Thames, the border with portraits of Members of Parliament--33 x 27in. (83 x 68cm.), MDCTR embroidered in one corner, circa 1840, slight damage
"The New Houses of Parliament", a monochrome printed cottton handkerchief against a madder ground, the centre with a view from the Thames, the border with portraits of Members of Parliament--33 x 27in. (83 x 68cm.), MDCTR embroidered in one corner, circa 1840, slight damage

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"The New Houses of Parliament", a monochrome printed cottton handkerchief against a madder ground, the centre with a view from the Thames, the border with portraits of Members of Parliament--33 x 27in. (83 x 68cm.), MDCTR embroidered in one corner, circa 1840, slight damage
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This design was proposed for the Houses of Parliament in 1841.

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