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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand Painted Transfer (?)): 'Good Night', c.1880

Inventory Number 81876


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.81876

Item type
Object
Provenance
Probably from the Oxford University Observatory.
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paint
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 120mm Width: 165mm Depth: 9mm Weight: 103g
Inventory No
81876

Description

Mahogany frame for any slide. Probably from the Oxford University Observatory. Painted with an image of a bird on a branch in the moonlight and with the words "GOOD NIGHT".