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Lane's telescopic view, of the ceremony of Her Majesty opening the Great Exhibition, of All Nations. Designed by Rawlins. 1851
Title
Lane's telescopic view, of the ceremony of Her Majesty opening the Great Exhibition, of All Nations. Designed by Rawlins. 1851.
Published
[London] C.A. Lane, 1851.
Physical Description
7 col. plates. 19 cm.
Local Notes
BAC : British Art Center has 3 copies. The imprint on the front panel of copy 3 differs in spacing from the other two copies.
Notes
The plates are actually cutout panels, connected at their sides by chintz, which form a telescopic peepshow.
Title from front panel.
In case, as issued.
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).
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 22
Hyde, R. Paper peepshows, cat. 254
Fairman, Elisabeth R. Pleasures and pastimes, 106
Genre/Form
Tunnel books.
Recreations.
Also listed under
Exhibited in: Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, February 21, 1990-April 29, 1990)
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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