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Attributed to John Wesley Livingston (1835-1897)
Glass plate negative c. 1860 - c. 1900
10.2 x 12.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2400614

Attributed to John Wesley Livingston (1835-1897)
Glass plate negative c. 1860 - c. 1900
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A 4 x 5 inch glass plate negative of two pieces of carving from the throne of Xianfeng, Emperor of China (1831-61), evenutually made into a settee (RCIN 21614). Photographed for the Windsor Castle Inventory of Arms, Part 2, North Corridor (RCIN 1124401), no.1021, and no. 698 (in volume 1, RCIN 1124400).
The pieces were taken from Yuanmingyuan (the 'Old Summer Palace') near Peking (modern Beijing) by Anglo-French troops in 1860, and presented to Queen Victoria by Lieutenant General Henry Hope Crealock (1831–91). They were then displayed in the North Corridor at Windsor Castle (WC Nrth Corr nos. 698 and 1021) until they were made into a settee in the 1920s. -
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10.2 x 12.7 cm (whole object)