Magic lantern slide: Dancer on a tightrope
A magic lantern slipping slide of a dancer on a tightrope, made by an unknown artist in the 19th century. The other slide shows the dancer facing the other way.
A magic lantern slipping slide of a dancer on a tightrope, made by an unknown artist in the 19th century.
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. The other slide shows the dancer facing the other way.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/11451
- type:
- lantern slide
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
