Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand-Painted) of a Dragoon Officer, by Carpenter and Westley, London

Subject: Photography; Magic lanterns
Item type: Object
Provenance: Presumed to be part of the Clay Collection, as contained within the same crate as other Clay Collection lantern slides. Unlike the other Clay Collection slides, this is not known to have been associated with the Royal Polytechnic Institution.
Primary inscriptions: "Dragoon Officer" "447" "8" " "Carpenter & Westley, 24 Regent St".
Physical material: Wood; metal; Glass; Paper
Object type: Lantern slide
Dimensions: Height: 94mm Width: 175mm Weight: 122g
Inventory No: 15455
Accession Number: 1944-1

Description

Glass plate in wooden frame. Shows a dragoon officer, with a sword in a scabbard. A body of water and some hills are shown in the background.