Identifier: oldnewlondonnarr05thor ( find matches)
Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places
Year: 1873 ( 1870s)
Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876
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Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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of war, lent by the War Department, and on viewhere, contains examples of British ship-building,Trom the earliest period down to the constructionof the turret-ship of the ill-fated Captain Coles. That portion of the Exhibition galleries over- models, and domestic appliances, illustrative ofnative life and habits, together with some interest-ing specimens of the zoology of India. The uppergallery contains the art manufactures and ornitho-logical collections. In these rooms were depositedfor exhibition the numerous costly presents broughtfrom India by the Prince of Wales after his tour inthat country in 1875-6. On the opposite side of the Exhibition Road,and with its principal entrance in Cromwell Road,is the South Kensington Museum, together withthe various Science and Art Schools which havebeen established; under Government, in connectiontherewith. This Museum, which now contains upwards of20,000 rare and choice examples of Mediaeval and South Kensington.) SCIENCE AND ART SCHOOLS. 109
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202 no OLD AND NEW LONDON. (South Kensington. Modern Art workmanship, originated in the year1852 with a small collection, exhibited in Marl-borough House in connection with the Schoolsof Art. In 1857 the collection was transferredhither to some temporary iron buildings which hadbeen erected for its reception, which, from theirmaterial, and from some peculiarities of construc-tion, became popularly known as the BromptonBoilers. These temporary buildings have beengradually replaced by a permanent edifice. Fromthe year 1853 the Museum has included objectscontributed on loan by private owners. In 1862—the year of the second International Exhibition—aspecial loan exhibition of works, chiefly ofMediaeval and Renaissance Art, was held here;and since that time the number of objects on loanhas always been considerable. By this means verymany of the- rarest and most precious examplesof art workmanship in this country have beengenerously permitted by their owners to be seenand leisurely stud

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