Magic Lantern Slide: Bichloride of mercury
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. This slide is from a lecture about crystals and shows a photographic image of bichloride of Mercury.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/58
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Bichloride of mercury
- Simple Name
- slide
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
