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Lantern Slide

1890s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lantern slides were first made in the 18th century. Early ones were large and had wooden frames. The pictures were hand-painted. After 1880 slides were made to a standard size, 3¼ by 3¼ inches (82.55 x 82.55 mm) and fitted into a slide carrier. The pictures in these slides were usually produced by lithography (transfer) or photography.

These slides are unusual in that they are circular and would have needed a special type of lantern. They were made for children and feature Robinson Crusoe, Little Red Riding Hood, Portraits and Human Races.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Magic Lantern Slide
  • Magic Lantern Slide
  • Magic Lantern Slide
  • Magic Lantern Slide
Materials and techniques
Painted glass and shaped metal
Brief description
Set of four metal bound painted glass lantern slides made in Germany by Ernst Planck in the 1890s
Physical description
Set of four circular glass slides in metal frames. Each slide has eight circular painted pictures which are set in a circle. The titles are printed in the middle in German and English.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mrs D. Gwynn
Summary
Lantern slides were first made in the 18th century. Early ones were large and had wooden frames. The pictures were hand-painted. After 1880 slides were made to a standard size, 3¼ by 3¼ inches (82.55 x 82.55 mm) and fitted into a slide carrier. The pictures in these slides were usually produced by lithography (transfer) or photography.

These slides are unusual in that they are circular and would have needed a special type of lantern. They were made for children and feature Robinson Crusoe, Little Red Riding Hood, Portraits and Human Races.
Collection
Accession number
MISC.22&:1 to 3-1968

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Record createdMarch 5, 2004
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