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Königl. Bair: priv: erste Eisenbahn zwischen Nürnberg und Furth / La Premiere Route de fer royale entre Nuremberg et Furth / The First Royal Iron rail-road between Nuremberg and Furth

Paper Peepshow
[1837?] (published)
Place of origin

Paper peepshow of Nürnberg and Furth railway on the day of its opening. It depicts the cities of Nuremberg and Furth through which a yellow coloured train advances diagonally along a treeline track. The tracks is flanked by pedestrians, horses and carriages. This is an accordion-folding peepshow with five cut-out panels. The panels are hand-coloured etchings and are housed within in a cartonnage box.


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TitleKönigl. Bair: priv: erste Eisenbahn zwischen Nürnberg und Furth / La Premiere Route de fer royale entre Nuremberg et Furth / The First Royal Iron rail-road between Nuremberg and Furth (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
paper; hand-coloured etchings
Brief description
Paper peepshow, 'Königl. Bair: priv: erste Eisenbahn zwischen Nürnberg und Furth', Germany, ca.1837
Physical description
Accordion-folding peepshow.
5 cut-out panels. Hand-coloured etchings. Peepshow contained in cartonnage box.
Peepshow of the Nuremberg-Furth railway on the day of its opening.
Front panel: The front panel forms the peepshow's lid. There are three peepholes in it. It depicts Nuremberg and Furth though which a yellow-coloured train advances diagonally along a treeline track. The tracks are flanked by pedestrians, horses and carriages.The train is shown in profile along the top of the box.
Panel 1: railway tracks, spectators, a yellow-coloured, horse-drawn carriage.
Panel 2: railway tracks, spectators, a house.
Panel 3: railway tracks, the last train carriage with passengers.
Panel 4: railway tracks, the train's central carriage with passengers.
Panel 5: railway tracks, the train's engine, passengers and spectators.
Back panel: railway tracks leading to a vanishing point. Spectators and trees line the tracks.
Dimensions
  • Front panel length: 132mm (closed) (Note: Measured in BKC measuring box)
  • Front panel width: 205mm (closed) (Note: Measured in BKC measuring box)
  • Depth: 20mm (closed) (Note: Measured in BKC measuring box)
  • Fully expanded peepshow depth: 510mm (approximate measurement when fully extended)
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.
Summary
Paper peepshow of Nürnberg and Furth railway on the day of its opening. It depicts the cities of Nuremberg and Furth through which a yellow coloured train advances diagonally along a treeline track. The tracks is flanked by pedestrians, horses and carriages. This is an accordion-folding peepshow with five cut-out panels. The panels are hand-coloured etchings and are housed within in a cartonnage box.
Bibliographic reference
R. Hyde, Paper Peepshows. The Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner Collection (Woodbridge: The Antique Collector's Club, 2015), cat. 139.
Other number
2015897 - Previous number
Collection
Library number
Gestetner 139

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Record createdDecember 2, 2016
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