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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand-Coloured, Circular Image) of the Convent Chapel Interior, by Watkins & Hill, London, c.1850

Inventory Number 73740


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.73740

Item type
Object
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paint
Paper
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 102mm Width: 165mm Depth: 10mm Weight: 116g
Inventory No
73740

Description

Mahogany frame with rectangular image. Part of a dissolving set? The slide is painted with an image of the "Convent Chapel". The frame is stamped on both sides and the glass is labelled with the Newton & Co makers mark.