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‘A present from the Crystal Palace’: Souvenirs of Sydenham, miniature views and material memory
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Focusing on two souvenirs: a ‘peep egg’ (after 1851), a stone egg decorated with a floral pattern, inscribed ‘A present from the Crystal Palace’ (Bill Douglas Collection, Exeter University) and a needle case in carved bone (c. 1860-7) in the shape of a folded umbrella or parasol (V&A), this chapter discusses the spy-glass keepsake’s role as both a visual record of the Sydenham Crystal Palace and as an emblem of popular visual memories of the site. Such keepsakes stand testimony to a prevalent affection or fondness for the Palace in the latter part of the nineteenth century, or at the very least, its currency in popular culture and the growing leisure industry.
Title: ‘A present from the Crystal Palace’: Souvenirs of Sydenham, miniature views and material memory
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Focusing on two souvenirs: a ‘peep egg’ (after 1851), a stone egg decorated with a floral pattern, inscribed ‘A present from the Crystal Palace’ (Bill Douglas Collection, Exeter University) and a needle case in carved bone (c.
1860-7) in the shape of a folded umbrella or parasol (V&A), this chapter discusses the spy-glass keepsake’s role as both a visual record of the Sydenham Crystal Palace and as an emblem of popular visual memories of the site.
Such keepsakes stand testimony to a prevalent affection or fondness for the Palace in the latter part of the nineteenth century, or at the very least, its currency in popular culture and the growing leisure industry.
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