Magic lantern slide: Dismembered clown

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1870
maker:
Unknown
and
Unattributed
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Magic Lantern slipping slide: Dismembered clown
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

Magic Lantern slipping slide: Dismembered clown
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

A magic lantern slipping slide of a dismembered clown, made by an unknown artist in 1870. This slide shows a clown who, with one pull of the slide, loses his head and limbs.

A magic lantern slipping slide of a dismembered clown, made by an unknown artist in 1870.

A slipping slide consists of two pieces of glass - both painted with different stages of a movement. Black patches painted on the movable, or 'slipping', slide alternately cover and uncover the stages of movement.

This slide shows a clown who, with one pull of the slide, loses his head and limbs.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/11463
Materials:
wood (unidentified), glass and paint
Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 178 mm x 10 mm,
type:
lantern slide
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford