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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Double Slipping Type) of Black Lady in Cabbage, by Newton, London, c.1870

Inventory Number 71263


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.71263

Item type
Object
Makers
Newton
Primary inscriptions
Punched in frame: ' NEWTON 3 FLEET St LONDON'
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paper
Ink
Paint
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 102mm Width: 180mm Depth: 13mm Weight: 545g
Inventory No
71263

Description

Mahogany frame with painted face of black lady emerging from a cabbage, with moving eyes. Cracked. Head is moved with one piece of glass and eyes with another. Frame is stamped with Newton's maker's mark. Tape on the ends of each of the pieces of glass to form a handle.