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London Conference of Critical Thought
Aesthetic Analysis and Visitors’ Experience of the 1862 International Exhibition: London Conference of Critical Thought, 27th and 28th June 2014 In less than a month’s time, Goldsmiths College, University of London, will play host to the 3rd Annual London Conference … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, aesthetics, Albertopolis, beauty, design, experience, Goldsmiths, space
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Love 1862: Going On Honeymoon
So for the last instalment of Love 1862, we thought we’d send you off with a tale of happily ever after. In 1861, the English architect John Pollard Seddon designed this desk for his own use. To complete the desk … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, allegory, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, design, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown, furniture, honeymoon, John Pollard Seddon, King René, Medieval Court, painting, romance, Sir Walter Scott, Val Princep, William Morris
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Love 1862: Another Round!
So how was your date last night? A romantic night out with the desire of your heart? A table for two in a candlelit restaurant? A glass of Champagne to start? White with the fish? Red with the main? Dessert … Continue reading
Love 1862: Royal Romance
The day itself is with us! So, from the editors of visit1862, here is our Valentine gift to you: In 1858, after at least seven years of matchmaking, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert finally married their eldest daughter, Princess Victoria, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, design, experience, Germany, John Phillip, politics, Prince Albert, Princess Victoria, Prussia, Queen Victoria, romance, visitors, wedding
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Love 1862: Rival Roses
So, there’s no escaping it, its just one more day until Valentines Day (we can already hear the collective groans!). However… what about the fortunate few with many Valentines? Our cartoon today depicts two such young ladies in the gardens … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, design, dress, Exhibition Road, experience, gardens, recreation, Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, space, visitors
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Love 1862: The Great British Bake Off
Today we’re celebrating the marriage of Victoria and Albert, wed upon this day in 1840, and we need a proper cake befitting the occasion… how about these two showstoppers exhibited at the 1862 International Exhibition? Cassell’s Illustrated Guide takes us … Continue reading
Love 1862: An Introduction
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are well known for being one of the most romantic couples in the history of the British monarchy. So when the editors of visit1862 discovered that the anniversary of their wedding (10th February 1840) falls … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, design, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, romance, wedding
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The Empty Chair: Designing A ‘Royal’ Experience
Today’s publishing date of this post marks an important date for nineteenth-century historians, for it was on Tuesday 22nd January 1901 that Queen Victoria died, at the grand old age of 81 at her beloved Osborne House. The royal couple … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, design, dress, experience, fashion, Madden, Meyerbeer, music, Opening Ceremony, presence, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, scale, sensory, sound, space, Tennyson, visitors
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The Festival Ode
We think that Tennyson’s poem merits inclusion in The Objects column, as our research is discovering that poetry celebrating International Exhibitions was quite a typical Victorian response to these events. Inventive (if rather florid) rhyming couplets can be found in … Continue reading