The Mirror of Fashion
Optical Toy
1823 (published)
1823 (published)
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This type of panorama would have appealed far more to adults than to children. The design is a good one in that it keeps the panorama secure and undamaged. This one was badly cut from a larger sheet, because the names of the gentlemen featured have been cut from the top. Showing at the bottom are names of places that obviously belong to a different panorama.
Object details
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| Title | The Mirror of Fashion (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Turned wood, with hand-coloured etchings on paper |
| Brief description | Hand coloured panorama in a wooden box published in England by William Sams in 1823 |
| Physical description | Wooden cylindrical box covered with lithographed paper, illustrated with two columns printed with various virtues and festooned with garlands of flowers and leaves. There are also books, musical instruments, a mask and sheets of music and the illustration is signed and dated 1822. A long narrow slit runs down the length of the cylinder out of which can be pulled a long piece of paper upon which are hand coloured drawings of men. |
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| Summary | This type of panorama would have appealed far more to adults than to children. The design is a good one in that it keeps the panorama secure and undamaged. This one was badly cut from a larger sheet, because the names of the gentlemen featured have been cut from the top. Showing at the bottom are names of places that obviously belong to a different panorama. |
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| Accession number | E.2257-1929 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2004 |
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