Magic Lantern Slide: Stephanoceros Eichhornia, side view
This slide is part of a set depicting Rotifera, a microscopic water-borne organisms. They had belonged to John Stephens FRMS, a keen amateur biologist. After he died his wife donated his collection of microscope slides, lantern slides, and three bound volumes containing his notes and drawings for use by the University College’s students. Today this collection forms an important historical record of marine biology in Devon.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 115/1915
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Stephanoceros Eichhornia, side view
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- printed 'FLATTERS & GARNETT LTD., MANCHESTER' on label on mount
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
- Production Town
- Manchester
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Surname
- Flatters and Garnett Ltd
- Production Year High
- 1915
