Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Panorama
Object Number:
2002.1.1942
Date:
1939
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
5 x 6 1/2 x 1/2 in.
Description:
A folding historioscope or myriopticon entitled "The World Of Tomorrow/ New York World's Fair". A postcard like model of the grounds that has several expanding layers and an eye-hole for viewing. Shows the Trylon and Perisphere in the distance with fountains, statues, people walking on the main thoroughfare of the fair in the foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
