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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand-Painted): Dissolving View of Venice Bridge of Sighs, Daytime, by Newton, London, c.1880.

Inventory Number 72608


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.72608

Item type
Object
Makers
Newton
Provenance
From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection.
Other inscriptions
Circular paper label: 'EW'.
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paper
Ink
Paint
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 110mm Width: 165mm Depth: 9mm Weight: 107g
Inventory No
72608

Description

Lantern slide From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection. In mahogany slide frame. Set of three with inv. nos 62607 and 34171. Object title says - hand painted - but believe this to be a hand-painted and detailed view of Bridge of Sighs, Venice, at dusk Two circular white stickers state "EW" (Miss Ellen Willmott's collection). Another sticker is numbered 602.