Stanhope Optical Viewer, "Peep Egg"
1857 – 1870 (Date manufactured/created)
Marble
Cylindrical viewer, or "peep egg", of thin alabaster with knobs on each side to turn a set of 3 pictures inside, viewed through the lens at the top. The three images are of Niagara Falls, Niagara Bridge, and a collage of crystals, shells, dried plants and gold leaf. There are flowers painted on the side of viewer. Set with 87.5. H 3 7/8" Dia. 3 1/8"
87.4