Fifty Years of Public Work of Sir Henry Cole, K. C. B., Accounted for in His Deeds, Speeches and Writings, Volume 2G. Bell, 1884 - Art |
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... prizes to the students of the Nottingham School of Art Brief notes on the career of the late Captain Francis Fowke , R.E. , by Henry Cole . ADDRESSES AT DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRIZES . 339-348 349-356 National Culture and Recreation ...
... prizes to the students of the Nottingham School of Art Brief notes on the career of the late Captain Francis Fowke , R.E. , by Henry Cole . ADDRESSES AT DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRIZES . 339-348 349-356 National Culture and Recreation ...
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... prizes being so disproportion- able - it certainly seems fair to infer that not 2,873 forgeries of penny stamps will be detected in the same space of time . I beg your lordships to reflect how easily such forgeries may be traced ...
... prizes being so disproportion- able - it certainly seems fair to infer that not 2,873 forgeries of penny stamps will be detected in the same space of time . I beg your lordships to reflect how easily such forgeries may be traced ...
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... prizes , but he was greatly disgusted when he found that the process of steel engraving in- vented by Messrs . Perkins and Bacon was adopted for the postage stamp in- stead of his suggestion . I have quoted ( vol . i . p . 60 ) Rowland ...
... prizes , but he was greatly disgusted when he found that the process of steel engraving in- vented by Messrs . Perkins and Bacon was adopted for the postage stamp in- stead of his suggestion . I have quoted ( vol . i . p . 60 ) Rowland ...
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... Prize for a colour - box , and obtained one as good as this , which sold for one shilling ! 19. Tesselated Pastime . A Toy formed out of Minton's Mosaics with Book of Patterns . 6s . Double Box , 7s . 6d . 20. Box of Terra Cotta Bricks ...
... Prize for a colour - box , and obtained one as good as this , which sold for one shilling ! 19. Tesselated Pastime . A Toy formed out of Minton's Mosaics with Book of Patterns . 6s . Double Box , 7s . 6d . 20. Box of Terra Cotta Bricks ...
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... Prize for a colour - box , and obtained one as good as this , which sold for one shilling ! 19. Tesselated Pastime . A Toy formed out of Minton's Mosaics with Book of Patterns . 6s . Double Box , 7s . 6d . 20. Box of Terra Cotta Bricks ...
... Prize for a colour - box , and obtained one as good as this , which sold for one shilling ! 19. Tesselated Pastime . A Toy formed out of Minton's Mosaics with Book of Patterns . 6s . Double Box , 7s . 6d . 20. Box of Terra Cotta Bricks ...
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Abbey adhesive stamps Albert Durer appears ART MANU Bell British Museum building Catalogue church civil collection Coloured Commissioners Committee copies cost Council DEPART Domestic Economy Durer England engravings evidence Exchequer executed Exhi EXHIBITION OF 1851 exhibitors expenses FACTURES fire foreign forgery French Gallery Government HENRY COLE honour House of Commons industry invention John Linnell KENSING King labour letter paper London Lord Lord Lichfield lordships MANUFAC manufacturers MENT OF SCIENCE Messrs military mittee objects obtained Paris Exhibition Parliament Parliamentary Patent Petition Post Office present Prince printed prizes proposed PUBLIC RECORDS question receipts Redgrave reform Report Rowland Hill Royal Engineers Royal Highness schools Science and Art Selections sent SEUM Sir Robert Inglis Society of Arts South Kensington Museum specimen stamped covers submit tion Treasury TURES UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE United Kingdom Westminster Westminster Abbey whilst wood
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