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

Inventory Number 34171


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34171

Item type
Object
Makers
Newton
Provenance
From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection.
Other inscriptions
Circular paper label: 'EW'.
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 102mm Width: 164mm Depth: 9mm Weight: 109g
Inventory No
34171

Description

Lantern slide From Miss Ellen Willmott's collection. In mahogany slide frame. Set of three with inv. nos 62607 and 72608. Object title says - hand painted - but believe this to be a hand-painted and detailed view of Bridge of Sighs, Venice, at night. Two circular white stickers state "EW" (Miss Ellen Willmott's collection). Another sticker is numbered 602.