[A formal ball, ca. 1815]
- Title(s):
- [A formal ball.
- Published/Created:
- s.l., ca. 1815]
- Physical Description:
- 9 col. plates. 14 x 16 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsGV1199 F58Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/173960
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- The "plates" are actually 8 cutout panels, and a backdrop, connected top and bottom by gauze, to form a telescopic peepshow.
Possibly made in England.
Cottage of content, or, Toys, games, and amusements of nineteenth century England, 58
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). - Subject Terms:
- Peepshows.
- Form/Genre:
- Tunnel books.
Recreations -- Great Britain. - Export:
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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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