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At this event, the escaped slaves Ellen and William Craft compared a Hiram Powers statue to a picture of a “Virginia Slave.” John Leech noted the inequality at this event in “The Pound and the Shilling” for Punch. George Jennings spawned the use of the term “to spend a penny” after he installed Monkey Closets at this event, (-5[1])which featured the “Great (-5[1])Shalimar” and was sponsored by Schweppes. A gardener who cultivated the Cavendish banana designed the central building (-5[1])at this event. (10[1]-5[2])Charles Fox organized this event, where the Koh-i-Noor diamond was displayed in a Joseph Paxton-designed prefabricated iron and glass structure in Hyde Park. For 10 points, name this precursor to the World’s Fair held in London during the reign of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Great Exhibition [or Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations; accept Crystal Palace Exhibition; prompt on World’s Fair]
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