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ARTICLES EXHIBITED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,

H. R. H. THE PRINCE ALBERT, AND II. R. II. THE PRINCE OF WALES,

IN TIIE FOUR SECTIONS OF THE EXHIBITION.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

Main Avenue, East.

96 Portrait of Her Majesty on Sevres china, size oflife, half length, by A. Ducluzeau, after a portrait byF. Winterhalter . Painted in 1846.

97 Portrait of H.R.H. Prince Albert, on Sbvres china,size of life, half length, painted by A. Bezanget, after aportrait by F. Winterhalter . These portraits are exhibitedjointly by Her Majesty and H.R.H. Prince Albert.

The Great Diamond of Runjeet Singh, called “Koh-i-Noor, ” or Mountain of Light.

Jewel-case in the cinque-cento style, designed by L.Gruner, Esq., and executed at the manufactory of Mr.Henry Elkington, at Birmingham . The material is bronze,gilt and silvered by electro-type process ; upon this caseare portraits, on china, of Her Majesty, H.R.H. PrinceAlbert, and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, copied fromminiatures by R. Thorburn, Esq., A.R.A. The smallmedallions, representing profiles of their Royal Highnessesthe Princes and Princesses, were modelled from life byLeonard Wyon, Esq.

Class 23.—Central South Gallery.

1 Table of gold and silver electro-plate manufacturedby Messrs. Elkington. The top of the table is an electro-type reproduction of a plate of fine workmanship, obtainedand copied for Mr. H. Elkington under the direction ofthe Chevalier de Schlick. The eight subjects in bas-reliefrepresent Minerva, Astrologia, Geometrica , Arithmetica,Musica, Rhetorica. The centre figure represents Tem-perance surrounded by the four elements. At the bottomof this plate is an inscription pointing to the artist. Thetable is designed by George Stanton, a young artist in theemploy of Mr. H. Elkington, and a student in the Bir-mingham School of Design.

Class 30.—Fine Art Court.

353 A cradle, carved in Turkey boxwood by W. G.Rogers, and designed by his son, symbolising the union ofthe Royal House of England with that of Saxe Coburgand Gotha. One end exhibits in the centre the armorialbearings of Her Majesty the Queen, surrounded by massesof foliage, natural flowers and birds ; on the rocker,beneath, is seen the head of “Nox,” represented as abeautiful sleeping female, crowned with a garland ofpoppies, supported upon bats’ wings, and surrounded bythe seven planets.

The other end, or the back of the head of the cradle, isdevoted to the arms of H.R.H. Prince Albert; the shield

occupies the centre, and round it, among the arabesquefoliage, the six crests of the Prince are scattered, withthe motto “ Treu und fest.” Below, on the rocker, isdiscovered a head of “Somnus” with closed eyes, andover the chin a wimple, which, on each side, terminatesin poppies.

In the interior of the head of the cradle, guardianangels are introduced; and above, the royal crown isfound embedded in foliage. The friezes, forming themost important part of the sides of the body of thecradle, are composed of roses, poppies, conventionalfoliage, butterflies, and birds, while beneath them rise avariety of pinks, studied from nature. The edges andthe insides of the rockers are enriched with the insignia ofroyalty and emblems of repose.

Glass 24.— Central North Gallery, I. 27.

20 A pair of richly cut crystal glass candelabra, 8 feethigh, carrying 15 lights each. The shaft composed ofprisms upwards of 3 feet in length. Designed and manu-factured by F. and C. Osier, of Birmingham , and 44 OxfordStreet, London .

Class 19.— Central North Gallery, I. 30.

156 Axminster carpet, designed by L. Gruner, Esq.,and manufactured at Glasgow , for Mr. Dowbiggen,

379 A Berlin wool carpet executed by one hundredand fifty ladies of Great Britain. The dimensions of thiscarpet are thirty feet in length, and twenty in breadth.The carpet has been produced in the following manner:—The pattern, originally designed and painted by the artist,has been subdivided into detached squares, which havebeen worked by different ladies, and on their completionthe squares have been reunited, so as to complete thedesign. In the pattern, which consists partly of geome-trical, and partly of floral forms, heraldic emblems arealso introduced. The initials of the executants are orna-mentally arranged, so as to form the external border.The whole design is connected by wreaths or bands ofleaves and foliage, the centre group representing thestore from whence they have been distributed.

The carpet has been produced under the managementof a Committee. The design by Mr. J. W. Papworth;the patterns were painted and the work executed underthe superintendence of Mr. W. B. Simpson.

Class 19.— South Gallery, P. 15 to 17.

Axminster carpet, designed by L. Gruner, Esq., andmanufactured by Messrs. Blackmore Brothers, at Wilton,for Messrs. Watson, Bell, & Co.