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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand-Painted), showing the interior of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, by Carpenter and Westley, London.

Inventory Number 15500


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
"Chapel, Mt. Sinai, Intr." "Carpenter & Westley 24 Regent St London"
Physical material
Wood
metal
Glass
Paper
Object type
Lantern slide
Dimensions
Height: 94mm
Inventory No
15500
Accession Number
1944-1

Description

Glass plate in wooden frame. Shows the interior of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.