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The folios considerably enhanced the reputation of the Dickinson brothers as lithographers, in particular because of their large size and blended colourwork.<br><br><b>Places</b><br>At this stage in its history Germany was not one unified state. The various states however joined together to form two separate representations for Germany: North Germany and the Zollverein. North Germany included Hanover, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Nuremberg and Oldenburg. While the Zollverein included Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg, the two Hesses, Thringen, Baden, Nassau and the free city of Frankfurt, as well as Prince Albert's home state of Saxe-Coburg. Zollverein's contribution was the larger one. There were fine displays of metalwork, textiles, furniture and ceramics and characteristic smaller German ware such as bird cages, gilded frames and Wurtemberg toys. Over 12,000 Germans were recorded as having visited the exhibition.","physicalDescription":"The image shows the extremely long stained glass gallery,  where people see the glass illuminated from the sunlight outside since the glass is positioned along the exterior glass of the exhibition building.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Dickinson Brothers","id":"A9089"},"association":{"text":"publishers","id":"AAT25574"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[{"text":"lithography","id":"AAT53271"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Lithograph","categories":[{"text":"ELISE","id":"THES48961"},{"text":"Great Exhibition","id":"THES48945"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLE","id":"THES49657"},"free":"","case":"DR","shelf":"87","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"print","id":""}],[{"text":"Lithograph","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1854","earliest":"1854-01-01","latest":"1854-12-31"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"34","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"49.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 16/03/1999 by LH","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Signed and dated 'JN. 1852'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"This image is one from the Dickinson Brothers publication entitled 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851' of lithographs from the originals painted for Prince Albert.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Lithograph, The Stained Glass Gallery, from 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851', pub. 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