This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    ROBERT JEFFERSON BINGHAM (1825-70)

    2 Aug 1853. R.J. Bingham to Captain H.C. Owen

    2 Aug 1853

    Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1853/134

    R.J. Bingham to Captain H.C. Owen regarding the return of the negatives of the Exhibition from France and the necessary instructions to the Customs.

    • Creator(s)

      Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (writer)

      Captain Owen (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Rue du Juyane, Rue des Chantiers, Versailles
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
    VIEW ON THE ROYAL COMMISSION'S WEBSITE
    PreviousNext
    PreviousNext
    Policy links
    Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

    Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.