Magic lantern slide: Woman with crinoline frame
A magic lantern slipping slide showing a woman wearing a crinoline frame, made by an unknown artist in 1870. The first slide in this pair show the woman wearing a full skirt, when the slide is moved the skirt disappears to reveal her crinoline frame and petticoat.
A magic lantern slipping slide showing a woman wearing a crinoline frame, 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.
The first slide in this pair show the woman wearing a full skirt, when the slide is moved the skirt disappears to reveal her crinoline frame and petticoat.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/11464
- type:
- lantern slide
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford