
Magic lantern slide depicting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice and the White Rabbit
- Made:
- 1870s in United Kingdom

Hand-painted glass lantern slide illustrating scene from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. Illustrations by Sir John Tenniel, made by York and Son with permission of MacMillan and Co, 1870s. Slide number 5 shows Alice with the White Rabbit.
This lantern slide is one of a set illustrating Lewis Carroll's story, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. It and the rest of the set were projected in a magic lantern alongside the lanternist reciting the story for groups of people to enjoy. The text from the slide reading for this slide repeats the words from the novel - 'The Rabbit started violently, dropped the white kid gloves and fan'.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1951-316/3
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 83 mm x 83 mm .08 kg
- type:
- lantern slide
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford