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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Single Slipping Type): Farmer with Jumping Pig, c.1880

Inventory Number 91268


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.91268

Item type
Object
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: 177mm Depth: 10mm Weight: 98g
Inventory No
91268

Description

From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection. Wooden frame encases a lantern slide composed of two sheets of glass. The painting depicts a man lifting up a pig.