Magic Lantern Slide: Misericord: half woman half bird monster. Exeter

This image is from a collection of glass lantern slides created by Mr Weaver Baker in 1911. It shows one of the medieval misericord seats in Exeter Cathedral carved in the form of a half-woman half-bird monster. Weaver Baker’s collection forms an early and detailed photographic record of Exeter Cathedral and other historic buildings in the city.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
322/1977/13
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Weaver Baker, W, Mr
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: Misericord: half woman half bird monster. Exeter
Simple Name
slide
Inscription Transcription
handwritten '74' on top edge; handwritten '13' on label at top corner; handwritten 'Misericord: ½ woman ½ bird monster. Exeter' on mount; printed 'Photographed by W. Weaver Baker' on label on mount
Period Classification
Early Medieval (1200-1400); Edwardian (1901-1914)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Production Date
1911; 1911
Production Person Initials
W. Weaver
Production Person Surname
Baker

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Lantern Slide: Misericord: half woman half bird monster. Exeter