File:Lantern Slide, Serpentine Ribbon, ca. 1780 (CH 18344175).jpg
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[edit]English: Lantern Slide, Serpentine Ribbon, ca. 1780 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Lantern Slide, Serpentine Ribbon, ca. 1780 |
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Description |
English: Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, white disk at center from which radiate alternating long and short rays, between which are chains of white ellipses growing larger towards circumference of design. At circumference, a guilloche band in red and green, with white disks. |
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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: 44.8 × 49.9 cm (17 5/8 × 19 5/8 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1937-18-7 |
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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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