Collection Highlights
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
Date:
1848
Object Number:
PR.068.27
Medium:
Lithograph
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Peepshow
Object Number:
INV.8081ab
Date:
1851
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 16.5 x 18.4 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on slip case: "Lithographed and Printed/ at C. Moody's Lithographic Establishment, 257 High Holborn/ PUBLISHED by C. LANE/46 Stanhope St./ Hampstead Rd. Entd at Stationer's Hall, June 3rd 1851"
printed: on slip case: "LANE'S TELESCOPIC VIEW OF T
Description:
Lithographed cardboard, front and back cover of the slip-case of a peep-show or "perspective" with slip-case showing the Crystal Palace Exhibition; slip-case has printed and colored label with inscription "LANE'S TELESCOPIC VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF THE GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION" with a view of the Crystal Palace; back has white paper with dot and cross design.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
