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1957

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Peep Show Viewer

This is a Peep show viewer. It is dated 1810–20 and we acquired it in 1957. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper.

Cite this object as

Peep Show Viewer; Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Lathrop Colgate Harper; 1957-166-130

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<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18759073/ |title=Peep Show Viewer |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=29 August 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>