Exhibition of Works of Art-Manufacture, Designed or Executed by Students of the Schools of Art in Connection with the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington, London, 1858
End Date: 1858
Type: Exhibition
Description: An exhibition of students' works from various government-backed 'Schools of Art' (formerly 'Schools of Design') in Britain.
The exhibition contained the following 'classes' of objects:
1. Glass
2. Ceramic Manufacturers
3. Works in Bronze, Brass, Iron, etc.
4. Silver Plate and Plated Wares, and Decorated Arms
5. Jewellery
6. Furniture and Wood Carving
7. Lace and Linen Damasks
8. Silks, Ribbons, and Trimmings
9. Printed Fabrics
10. Woven Shawls, etc.
11. Carpets and Tapestry
12. Miscellaneous, including carving in Marble and Stone; Models in Plaster, Painted Decorations and Paper Hangings; Drawings of executed Works when not included with examples in their proper Division.
The names of 94 manufacturers of the objects shown are given in the catalogue.
Over 200 students from various British schools took part in the exhibition (their names, number of works and schools are listed at the back of the exhibition catalogue, pp. 114-25).
Organizing Institution or Venue
Organized by Royal College of Art (including National Art Training School)
Citing this record
'Exhibition of Works of Art-Manufacture, Designed or Executed by Students of the Schools of Art in Connection with the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington, London, 1858', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib4_1267711039, accessed 08 Apr 2020]
