The Art journal illustrated catalogue. The industry of all nations, 1851
The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, published by George Virtue for the proprietors, presents decorative manufactures from many nations for a Victorian trade and connoisseur readership. The engravings show ornate objects such as a covered urn with lion-head and scrolled mounts, a candelabra supported by female figures, a ceremonial standard with a shield and wreath, and walking-stick and cane handles. A designer might take ornamental scrollwork, mythic beast motifs and Rococo-revival proportions from them.
