Accession number
PML 88487
Published
London : Published by Messrs Fores, at their sporting & fine print repository, 41 Picadilly Corner of Sackville Strt, [1838]
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
Title from cover of panorama drum.
"august 20, 1838 # 539 Abbey Cat."--verso of beginning of scroll, in pencil.
Also issued as accordian fold format with cover title panel: Fores' correct representation of the state procession...Her Majesty's coronation, June 28th 1838.
The long, hand-colored aquatint strip of the Coronation procession of Queen Victoria is rolled as a scroll onto a wooden spool inside a cylindrical wooden drum to be pulled out through a slot. The procession starts with life guards on horses followed by carriages of representatives from various countries. Her Majesty's State Carriage follows 12 household carriages, and the procession ends with the yeomen of the guards. Descriptive captions in lower margin.
"august 20, 1838 # 539 Abbey Cat."--verso of beginning of scroll, in pencil.
Also issued as accordian fold format with cover title panel: Fores' correct representation of the state procession...Her Majesty's coronation, June 28th 1838.
The long, hand-colored aquatint strip of the Coronation procession of Queen Victoria is rolled as a scroll onto a wooden spool inside a cylindrical wooden drum to be pulled out through a slot. The procession starts with life guards on horses followed by carriages of representatives from various countries. Her Majesty's State Carriage follows 12 household carriages, and the procession ends with the yeomen of the guards. Descriptive captions in lower margin.
Description
1 panorama : wood and paper, ill. (aquatint) ; 10.1 x 1697.5 cm (strip)
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Publisher's wooden cylindrical drum, covered with a hand-colored paper label showing the Queen followed by 8 train bearing ladies-in-waiting. 15.5 x 10 (diam.) cm (drum)
Classification
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