Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand-Painted), showing a portrait of a military officer, by Carpenter and Westley, London.

Subject: Photography; Portraits
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: "Staff Officer" "418" "81" "Carpenter & Westley 24 Regent St London"
Physical material: Wood; metal; Glass; Paper
Dimensions: Height: 94mm
Inventory No: 15503
Accession Number: 1944-1

Description

Glass plate in wooden frame. Shows an army officer with a red tunic, sword, and bicorn.