Magic lantern slide: Dismembered clown
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:
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overall: 100 mm x 178 mm x 10 mm,
- type:
- lantern slide
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
