Zoetrope strip: Butterfly and Poppy
- PART OF:
- Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs
- Made:
- circa 1868 in unknown place
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Zoetrope strip showing a butterfly approaching and landing on a poppy. Unknown maker, 1860s.
A zoetrope strip is a strip of paper with a sequence of printed drawings representing a scene in motion which sits inside a the drum of a zoetrope. When the drum is rotated, the images provide a loop of continuous motion when viewed through the slits in the side.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1975-325/23
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 86 mm x 868 mm
- type:
- optical toy and zoetrope
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
