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It was an imperial spectacle in which the manufactures and raw materials of more than thirty British colonies and dependencies were displayed to demonstrate the commercial and artistic wealth of Britain’s colonial possessions and to re-invigorate British design. Key to the success of the Exhibition was Joseph Paxton’s revolutionary glass building; the Crystal Palace. \r\n\r\nThe building and displays drew over six million visitors to the Exhibition and generated a booming trade in souvenirs and commemorative items. This transfer-printed plate was produced as an affordable souvenir. It pictures an ‘interior view of the Crystal Palace’. 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