Magic Lantern Slide: Orchid
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.
- 45/1960/95/6
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Orchid
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- Label 'ORCHID' on top edge; Handwritten 'R Morgan Exeter' on bottom binding strip; Handwritten 'Kew Garden Flower Series' and 'Cc COPYRIGHT'; label '37' [or '39'?]
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- London
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Surname
- W. Watson & Sons Ltd
- Production Year High
- 1898
