La Cage (The Cage) thaumatrope

France, c. 1880

Object On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Watilliaux

Production places
France
Production dates
c. 1880

Appears in

Group of items

La Cage (The Cage) thaumatrope

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO175943

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C02

Measurements

70 x 75mm

Object Types

3D Object

Optical Toy

Materials

card, ink, string

Collected

1 times

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