[Anon.], ‘Final Closing of the Great Exhibition’, Illustrated London News (1851)

The Great Industrial Exhibition of all the Nations of the Earth is no more. It has accomplished its noble destiny, and it takes up its proud position in the history of the nineteenth century as the most novel and unprecedented of the grand events of the past. In the Transept on the site of the crystal fountain, a dais covered with crimson cloth was raised, and thereon stood the ivory throne belonging to the Indian collection. In the event of a jury finding themselves deficient in technical knowledge of any article submitted to them, they were empowered to call in the aid of associates. The Council of Chairmen, in proceeding to the discharge of their duties, were met at the outset by a serious difficultly. The juries have found it just, in framing their reports, to make honourable mention of certain exhibitors whose contributions were not such as to entitle them to receive a medal.