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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.

1851

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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, [London] C.A. Lane, 1851, Yale Center for British Art.




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  • Title(s)

    Lane's telescopic view, of the ceremony of Her Majesty opening the Great Exhibition, of All Nations. Designed by Rawlins. 1851.

  • Published/Created

    [London] C.A. Lane, 1851.

  • Physical Description

    7 col. plates. 19 cm.

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    GV1199 L28 copy 2
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    GV1199 L28 copy 1
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    GV1199 L28 copy 3
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Classification

    Books

  • 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.
    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.
    Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 22
    Hyde, R. Paper peepshows, cat. 254
    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).
    Fairman, Elisabeth R. Pleasures and pastimes, 106
  • Subject Terms

    Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)

  • Form/Genre

    Recreations. | Tunnel books.

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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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