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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Single Slipping Type): Two Donkeys, by Newton, London, c.1880

Inventory Number 83235


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.83235

Item type
Object
Makers
Newton
Provenance
From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection.
Other inscriptions
Small circular label: 'EW'.
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paint
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 100mm Width: 178mm Depth: 9mm Weight: 118g
Inventory No
83235

Description

From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection. Wooden frame encases a lantern slide composed of two sheets of glass. The painting depicts two donkeys in a pound with the words "WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET AGAIN". Black background.