Joseph Thomas Wood, publisher. Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place. Enamel card. Circa 1851.

Joseph Thomas Wood, publisher. Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place. Enamel card. Circa 1851.

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Artist Unidentified.
Title: Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place/La Colonne du Duc de York, Place Waterloo. 
Signed and Titled in the plate: London, J. T. Wood. Holywell Street. Duke of Yorks Column Waterloo Place/La Colonne du Duc de York, Place Waterloo. Presumably, Joseph Thomas Wood published bilingual cards for international visitors of the Great Exhibition 1851.
Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 6".
Publisher: Joseph Thomas Wood, leading printer, publisher, books and stationery seller of Victorian Era.
Date: Circa 1851.
Materials and Techniques: Steel line engraving on "enamel card." Another name is "porcelain card."
Condition: Good. No wear, no abrasion. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum and V&A Museum keep several J. Wood's cards.
Note: There is more about J. T. Wood  in the informative post "J. T. Wood of the Strand" by Laurence Worms  (Ash Rare Books) in his blog "The Bookhunter on Safari."