3-043-818 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Prince Consort National Memorial: "Manufacture", by Henry Weekes, R.A., 1872. Sculptures on the Albert Memorial, '...opposite the Royal Albert Hall, at Kensington [in London]...four groups, in white marble, upon the corners of the podium which forms the base of the structure, represent "Agriculture," "Manufactures," "Commerce," and "Engineering."...[The Manufacture] group is placed on the south-east angle of the podium. The principal figure is the presiding Genius of Manufactures, pointing to a beehive as the emblem of industry, and holding in her hand the hour-glass, indicative of the value of time, as an essential element of all manufacturing operations. The smith standing by her side not only refers to the importance of the iron manufactures of this country, but also to iron, as affording in so many instances the means of facilitating the task of the manufacturer. On the other side is a weaver, and in front a potter; the former exhibiting specimens of textile, the latter of fictile, manufactures'. From "Illustrated London News", 1872.