Magic lantern slide: Figure of Death

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1800-1899
maker:
Unknown
and
Unattributed
Magic Lantern slide entitled 'Figure of Death' Magic Lantern Slide: Figure of 'Death'

Magic Lantern slide entitled 'Figure of Death'

Magic Lantern Slide: Figure of 'Death'
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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A hand-painted magic lantern slide depicting the figure of death holding a knife and a human heart, painted by an unknown artist in the 19th century. This type of slide is likely to have been used in Phantasmagoria Shows where 'magical' appearances of ghosts and phantoms were projected onto screens or smoke.

A hand-painted magic lantern slide depicting the figure of death, painted by an unknown artist in the 19th century.

This type of slide is likely to have been used in Phantasmagoria Shows where 'magical' appearances of ghosts and phantoms were projected onto screens or smoke.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/11428
Materials:
glass, wood and paint
type:
lantern slide
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford