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1986

  • We acquired this object.

1991

2024

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Peep-show, Lane's Telescopic View of the Interior of the Great Industrial Exhibition, 1851

This is a Peep-show. It is dated 1851 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is hand-colored lithographs, cut out and mounted, on linen, accordion-folded format, with cardboard slipcase with o support: white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. E. Mcknight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

16 x 17.6 cm (6 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.) case: 16.7 x 18.6

Cite this object as

Peep-show, Lane's Telescopic View of the Interior of the Great Industrial Exhibition, 1851; England; hand-colored lithographs, cut out and mounted, on linen, accordion-folded format, with cardboard slipcase with o support: white wove paper; 16 x 17.6 cm (6 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.) case: 16.7 x 18.6; Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. E. Mcknight Kauffer; 1986-38-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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