Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. The Reports by the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes into which the Exhibition was Divided. VOL. I.

Gilt lettering on the front and back covers displaying the title, “EXHIBITION MDCCC.LI / REPORTS BY THE / JURIES”. The spine also has gilt lettering that reads “EXHIBITION / MDCCC.LI / JURY REPORTS”, and the volume number (VOL. I). The front and back cover of is elaborately stamped in gilt with a V & A (Victoria and Albert) emblem. The volume has gilded edges, and the endpapers are of royal blue silk.

Three-decker 100 Gun Warship, Victory (used as a funerary catafalque for Vice-Admiral Nelson), Prisoner of War Model

Model: ‘Artistic interpretation’ of Admiral Lord Nelson’s funeral catafalque; sarcophagus on deck under canopy; black ostrich feathers for mourning; heavily decorated with naval trophies; coppered hull; Latin inscription around canopy supported by palm tree pillars

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