Lord Campbell' scratched into back of case, also 'West 1842'. Wharton case. Compare with 28124, 28126. Year 1842 is scratched on back.

An interior view within the Crystal Palace showing a Romanesque arch, two tomb monuments, double-benches, bas-relief carving. After housing the Great Exhibition in 1851 the Crystal Palace had been dismantled and rebuilt on a site at Sydenham, south east London, reopening in June 1854. The 'Palace of the People' as it became known, was at first a huge success as the world's first 'theme park'.

see also 2003-5001/2/28068, 28069, 28097, 28139, 24351, 28151

Portrait of John Flicht

Half length portrait of a woman with ringlets seated in a pink fabric covered chair wearing a dark jacket over a blue skirt. Her lace collar frames a velvet ribbon fastened in a clasp and hanging down the bodice. She has black bands around each wrist. Hand tinted. Elaborate case cushion with scrolls, flowers and leaves.