6/27/2023 0 Comments Paper Peepshows by Ralph Hyde![]() ![]() ![]() Visitors can explore 19 th -century representations of Queen Victoria’s coronation or Napoleon’s exile, as well as grittier depictions of wars or a women’s workhouse. T he collection’s subject matters run from the surreal to the sensational and the everyday to the heroic. The gift of over 360 paper peepshows, along with other optical pastimes, spans nearly 300 years and 12 different countries from Canada to China. Thanks to the Government’s Cultural Gifts Scheme, the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of paper peepshows has been allocated to the V&A Museum. Held within its expanding walls are glimpses into stunning vistas, celebrated historical events and striking engineering feats. In appearance the peepshow resembles a pocket-sized theatre. Slip off the cover, draw apart the bellows and peep through the hole to discover the multi-layered, multi-coloured, miniature world of the paper peepshow. ![]()
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