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Photograph (?Carbon Print, Wood-Framed Lantern Slide) of Paris, No.13, by William England, from the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, 1861

Inventory Number 14843


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14843

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from R. S. Clay in 1944. Part of the Clay Collection. The Royal Polytechnic slides were sold by auction in 1882. They were made for projection at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent Street, London, open 1838-1876, whose shows were the most spectacular magic lantern shows ever staged.
Physical material
Wood
metal
glass
paper
Dimensions
Height: 99mm Width: 176mm Depth: 8mm Weight: 116g
Inventory No
14843
Accession Number
1944-1

Description

Photographic glass lantern slide in wooden frame. Slide depicts a crowded Parisian street, with a triumphal arch to one side."