Lantern Slide
1840-1870 (made)
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Set of four magic lantern lever slides, with mahogany frames. The background scenes are painted on a circular pane of glass, with a small section of the scene painted on the inside of a second circular pane. Both panes are set into a brass frame. The second pane can be moved by means of a brass lever which is attached to brass frame. The scenes are: a horse eating from a trough; a ship rolling in the sea at twilight, near a lighthouse; a violinist playing his instrument; a monkey ducking a cat in a well (lever missing).
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Mahogany, brass, painted glass |
| Brief description | Set of magic lantern lever slides: 'horse eating', 'ship and lighthouse', 'violinist' and 'monkey and cat'; mahogany, brass and painted glass, probably English, 1840-70 |
| Physical description | Set of four magic lantern lever slides, with mahogany frames. The background scenes are painted on a circular pane of glass, with a small section of the scene painted on the inside of a second circular pane. Both panes are set into a brass frame. The second pane can be moved by means of a brass lever which is attached to brass frame. The scenes are: a horse eating from a trough; a ship rolling in the sea at twilight, near a lighthouse; a violinist playing his instrument; a monkey ducking a cat in a well (lever missing). |
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| Object history | Acquired by the Museum in 1966, purchased from W.J. Sharman Esq [66/1029]. |
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| Accession number | MISC.52:1 to 4-1966 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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