Lantern Slide
1890s (manufactured)
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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.
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
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| 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. |
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| Production type | Mass 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. |
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| Accession number | MISC.22&:1 to 3-1968 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2004 |
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