File:Lantern Slide, Perpetual Motion Design, ca. 1780 (CH 18344137).jpg
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[edit]English: Lantern Slide, Perpetual Motion Design, ca. 1780 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Lantern Slide, Perpetual Motion Design, ca. 1780 |
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Description |
English: Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, circumference a pink band with eight elliptical rings. Within, eight cartouches alternating with eight chains of circles and and ellipses. At center, figure composed of eight incurving arcs, enclosing rayed disk. |
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Date |
circa 1780 date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | cut paper on wood frame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H x W: 50 × 44.6 cm (19 11/16 × 17 9/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1937-18-15 |
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Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims and George A. Hearn and from the Misses Hewitt Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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