HUGH OWEN

'Recollections of the Great Exhibition. 1851'

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HUGH OWEN
'Recollections of the Great Exhibition. 1851'
Album of seventy-six salt prints from paper negatives, the majority approx. 7 x 9 in. or the reverse, each initialled H.O. in the negative, mounted one-per-page, titled in pencil on mounts, inscribed Mrs. Stewart in ink on first page, half red leather (worn), titled and dated in gilt on spine, 16¼ x 13¼ in.

Lot Essay

Views of the nave looking east, looking west, the crystal fountain, the Egypt, Turkey and Greece galleries in the western nave and the exterior at the west end; bronze and other sculptures, mostly British and European but including Chinese idols; arms and armour from Lahore; the ivory throne; examples of taxidermy including a hawk and heron, a leopard and a falcon; inlaid metal-ware from India; Sèvres and Chinese porcelain; articles of silver; a fire surround by Myers; a panel and a window from the Alhambra; wares including saddle designs from Egypt, Tunisia (illus.), and India; an Indian carriage and camel gun; and two studies titled 'Symptoms (sic) of Closing' and '"Packing Up!"'

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