Magic Lantern Slide: Drawings of butterfly eggs
Alfred Rowden was a keen amateur photographer and natural historian in Exeter. He often gave talks at local field clubs, illustrated with magic lantern slides that he created or purchased from commercial manufacturers.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/22
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Drawings of butterfly eggs
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- Handwritten 'Eggs of Butterflies' on label on top edge; 'Lycaena phlaeas.L. 53' on label at left
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
