Accession number
PML 88508
Published
[London] : Printed by C. Moody, 257, Hgh. Holborn [1851]
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
Title from front cover.
Lithograph on front cover signed: T.J. Rawlins del.
Telescopic, hand-colored, lithographed peep-show of the Great Exhibition. It comprises a front cover, backdrop, and eight cut-out images, connected at the sides by bands of chintz folded accordian-style.
The image on the front cover shows a guard welcoming a family of four at the curtained entrance to Crystal Palace exhibition hall. It has a cut-out peephole looking down the central isle of the Crystal Palace, with crowds milling about, while fountains and statues form a central spectacle on the eight cut-out prints in front of the backdrop.
Lithograph on front cover signed: T.J. Rawlins del.
Telescopic, hand-colored, lithographed peep-show of the Great Exhibition. It comprises a front cover, backdrop, and eight cut-out images, connected at the sides by bands of chintz folded accordian-style.
The image on the front cover shows a guard welcoming a family of four at the curtained entrance to Crystal Palace exhibition hall. It has a cut-out peephole looking down the central isle of the Crystal Palace, with crowds milling about, while fountains and statues form a central spectacle on the eight cut-out prints in front of the backdrop.
Description
1 peepshow (10 prints) : col. ill. (lithographs) ; closed: 16 x 18 x 1 cm; expanding to: 60 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Library's copy lacking slipcase.
Classification
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