History of John Gilpin hand-painted lantern slides

United Kingdom, c. 1808-1914

Object On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Hand painted magic Lantern slide photo set with wooden frames with the ‘History of John Gilpin’ pictured

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

21 June 2024

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Carpenter & Westley

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
c. 1808-1914

Appears in

Group of items

Magic lantern slides

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO179227

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C01 → Panel A5

Measurements

100 x 178 x 10mm each

Object Types

3D Object

Glass slide/Pictorial

Materials

hand painted glass slides mounted in timber frame

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