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The lives of the objects : collecting design / edited by Tristram Hunt.

"Here, ten world-renowned curators from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London tell the story of ten of the most famous and curious objects acquired by the museum over its history. Among these are "Tipu's Tiger," an almost life-size wooden mechanical toy of a tiger mauling a Eu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A Publishing
Other Authors:	Hunt, Tristram, 1974- (Editor), Bird, Hilary (indexer.), Schofield, Linda, Robson, Faye
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : V&A Publishing, 2020.
Subjects:	Victoria and Albert Museum. Art objects > History. Antiques. Art objects. History.

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