Collection edited by Kate Nichols and Sarah Victoria Turner on the rebuilt Crystal Palace in South London after the Great Exhibition and the cultural impact of the exhibits and the venue. Includes chapters on the displays of portraits, Indian art and the history of the relocating of the palace. A chapter by Verity Hunt looks at peep eggs and Stanhope viewers of the palace and their context as optical toys and uses images of peep eggs from the museum's collection. Foreword by Isobel Armstrong

Item number 57482
Category Book
Type Exhibitions
Language English
Country of origin UK
Related people Kate Nichols (Editor)
Sarah Victoria Turner (Editor)
Verity Hunt (Contributor)