Magic Lantern Slide: Spinsters Rock, Devon
This is one in a series of glass slides recording archaeological sites on Dartmoor. Sadly neither the location of the archaeology or the name of the photographer was recorded, but it is thought to be Spinster’s Rock near Drewsteignton. The images are thought to date from the early 20th century.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 29/2015/18
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Spinsters Rock, Devon
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'SPINSTERS DOLMEN' on top edge; handwritten 'SPINSTERS ROCK DEVON' on top binding strip
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
- Production Person Initials
- TA
- Production Person Surname
- Falcon?