Sujet

The International Exhibition: cups made of ostrich eggs, in the Algerian Court, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The International Exhibition: cups made of ostrich eggs, in the Algerian Court, 1862. 'The cups which we engrave may be classed amongst the curious works which wo have rarely the opportunity of seeing. Formed of ostrich-eggs, they are beautiful in shape; and, while we cannot say much in favour of the ornament which is carved on the shell, the filigree mountings in gold and silver are very beautiful. Quaint in appearance and unique in aspect, these cups appear in the exhibition as objects of interest, in the secluded south-east comer of the French Court'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A09_433

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

19,4Mo (2,3Mo) / 21,0cm x 23,2cm / 2481 x 2737 (300dpi)

Mots clés

food event egg eggs arts country French France metal art British color decoration decorative ornate silver gold ornament craftsmanship location century Britain newspapers press ornaments Algeria print artefacts metalwork Algerian artefact concept exhibition decorated artifacts artifact B&W engraved engraving exposition Colour filigree 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century World Fair The Print Collector cultural event Illustrated London News World's Fair ILN newspaper trade fair Unknown ostrich egg Great London Exposition International Exhibition of 1862 19th-century metal work 1862 International Exhibition ostrich eggs