Magic Lantern Slide: Five scenes of children playing

This is a magic lantern slide for a toy projector. The elongated shape enabled the slide to be moved to show different images as part of a story.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
35/1984/22
Category
Decorative Art
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
glasspaperpigment
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: Five scenes of children playing
Simple Name
slide
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)

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Lantern Slide: Five scenes of children playing