Magic Lantern Slide: Otidea aurantia
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. Alfred has hand-painted this black and white photograph to represent the colours of this specimen, commonly known as the Orange Peel fungus.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/340
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsionpigment
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Otidea aurantia
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- illegible handwritten title on top edge; handwritten 'Otidea aurantia Oct.14.34 / made 22/11/34 / A.O. Rowden / Ilf. Gaz. Z.643. M.Q.3' on masking strips
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Date
- 14/10/1934; 22/11/1934
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden
