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[Masquerade]

Paper Peepshow
[1826] (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Accordion-folding peepshow of a Masquerade Ball.
4 cut-out panels. In a slipcase with title 'Haymarket Ball


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • [Masquerade]
  • 'Haymarket Ball'
Materials and techniques
Top and bottom board with concertina textblock
Brief description
Paper peepshow, [Masquerade], London: T.M. Baynes lith. for S. & J. Fuller, [1826].
Physical description
Accordion-folding peepshow of a Masquerade Ball.
4 cut-out panels. In a slipcase with title 'Haymarket Ball
Dimensions
  • Front face height: 250mm
  • Front face width: 364mm
  • When expanded depth: 480mm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from the collections of Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2016.
Object history
Part of the Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner Collection, collected over 30 years and given to the V&A Museum through the government's Cultural Gift Scheme in 2016.
Bibliographic reference
R. Hyde, Paper Peepshows. The Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner Collection (Woodbridge: The Antique Collectors' Club, 2015), cat. 207.
Other number
2014243 - Previous number
Collection
Library number
Gestetner 207

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Record createdJuly 25, 2016
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