The Agricultural Court; Messrs. Garratt & Sons' Stand, from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"
Edwin Thomas Dolby British
Lithographer Day & Son, Ltd., London British
Publisher Lloyd Brothers & Co. British
Not on view
At the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, held in London in 1851, displays of art and manufacture were shown at the Crystal Palace, a specially-built glass and iron building in Hyde park designed by Joseph Paxton. Between May and October more than six million visitors flocked to view thousands of objects organized by theme and place of origin at the first world’s fair. This lithograph shows a farmer admiring machinery exhibited by Garrett & Sons, of Leiston in an agricultural display that originally was intended for a separate building, then moved to the main display to attract rural visitors. As the exhibition progressed, ticket prices were lowered to enable Britons of lesser means to attend. Publishers Lloyd Brothers teamed with lithographers Day & Son to create the hand-colored set to which the print belongs, the whole offering the well-to-do a detailed and beautifully produced souvenir.
