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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide: Taurus Zodiac Sign{??or Constellation}, by Carpenter & Westley, London, c.1870

Inventory Number 12449


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12449

Item type
Object
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paint
Paper
Ink
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 95mm Width: 175mm Depth: 10mm Weight: 107g
Inventory No
12449

Description

Wood framed lantern slide with painted depiction of Taurus Zodiac Sign / constellation. The piece is numbered 16 and has the maker's mark Carpenter & Westley stamped into the frame. "Taurus" is written into the top edge of the frame.