Magic Lantern Slide: Illustrations of Christian rites - Confirmation
The image in this slide is a photograph of a book illustration and shows the Christian sacrament of Confirmation. The bishop is placing his hands on the head of the man being confirmed, who is kneeling in prayer. The slide is part of a collection containing Christian messages and images which was donated to the museum in 1981.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 106/1981/2/8
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Illustrations of Christian rites - Confirmation
- Simple Name
- slide
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
