The Palace and Park: Its Natural History, and Its Portrait Gallery, Together with a Description of the Pompeian CourtLatham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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The Palace and Park: Its Natural History, and Its Portrait Gallery, Together with a Description of the Pompeian Court
Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)
The visitor, proceeding round the Stationery Court, from right to left,
will find amongst the works of industry exhibited, specimens of
Bank-note Engraving and Medallion Line-engraving, book-binding, and
printing, including the new art of Nature-printing, paper manufacture,
and Artists’ colours, also stereoscopic views and other articles of the
kind. Outside this Court, between it and the Birmingham Court, are some
beautiful and interesting specimens of artistic printing in colours. At
the back of this and of the Birmingham Court, or towards the west front
of the building, is situated “THE HARDWARE COURT,” in which are placed
household utensils, iron and zinc bronzes, gas-fittings, refrigerators,
and numerous articles in metals.
Immediately behind the Hardware and Stationery Courts, is a Court
dedicated to New Inventions. This very interesting department is filled
with ingenious contrivances of all kinds, and is well worthy of a visit.
Beyond this Court again, and flanking the Hardware Court, is a large
space extending in a southerly direction to the Pompeian Court (at which
the visitor will presently arrive), divided into several large chambers
which are devoted to the exhibition of furniture. Here will be found not
only useful articles of household furniture, but specimens of tapestry
work, wood carving, picture frames, and other ornamental articles which
give grace to our rooms, and which, by means of our great mechanical
excellence, are daily becoming more and more within the reach of the
great body of the people. The visitor will do well, in examining these
Courts, to view them in sections, so as not to miss those Industrial
Courts which face the Nave.
Next in order of the Industrial establishments, comes
THE BIRMINGHAM COURT.[21]
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