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Peepshow of a rural scene
Title
[Peepshow of a rural scene]
Publication
[Austria?] : [publisher not identified] , [ca. 1824?]
Physical Description
1 peepshow (7 sheets) : hand-colored lithographs ; 13 x 17 cm, approximately 65 cm in depth (extended)
Notes
The connecting paper is watermarked 1824.
Selected exhibitions: "The Cottage of Content : or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England" (Yale Center for British Art, November 2 - December 31, 1977).
Summary
Single aperture peepshow depicting a rural scene. The seven lithographed panels include front and background, mounted accordion-style. The scenes appear to be a variation of the peepshows titled Teleorama, as depicted in Hyde's Paper peepshows. The front panel (with aperture) is clearly a copy of the imagery used on the front panels of each Teleorama depicted in Hyde.
Variant and related titles
Teleorama
Format
Other
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 63
Hyde, R. Paper peepshows, see cat. 1-5
Genre/Form
Tunnel books.
Recreations.
Lithographs.
Hand coloring.
Also listed under
BAC GV1199 R8 Exhibited in: Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
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