An authentic view of the Great Industrial Exhibition Palace of 1851, [1851?]
- Title(s):
- An authentic view of the Great Industrial Exhibition Palace of 1851.
- Published/Created:
- [Germany] : [G. & W.], [1851?]
- Physical Description:
- 1 peepshow : hand-colored lithographs ; 14 x 18 cm (closed), expanding to 46 cm (open)
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsT690.C1 A9 1851 FlatYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13370790
- Classification:
- Three-Dimensional Artifacts
- Notes:
- Title from lid of box.
Comprises five separate lithographs on different picture planes connected at the sides by paper folded accordion style; lithographs are hand-colored; peephole lens mounted on lid of box; last lithograph pasted into box bottom.
Illustration on the lid of the box shows an exterior view of the Crystal Palace drawn within a decorative border; the initials "G & W" appear within a floral wreath beneath a crown.
"It is an extremely crowded and claustrophobic scene; there is a curious abundance of elaborate chandeliers. The building and the scenes inside it are the products of somebody's fertile imagination."--Hyde.
Hyde, R. Paper peepshows, cat. 169, and page 47 - Subject Terms:
- Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) -- Pictorial works.Exhibitions -- England -- London -- Pictorial works.Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) -- Pictorial works.
- Form/Genre:
- Tunnel books.
Accordion fold format (Binding)
Lithographs.
Hand coloring.
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