Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slides
- Made:
- 1900-1920 in unknown
- maker:
- Unknown
Collection of 20 magic lantern pose slides.
Pose slides were magic lantern slides which contained painted scenes designed to be projected onto large, flat, white screens in the traditional way. They often depicted familiar foreign landmarks or exotic destinations. However, each slide had a central figure represented in costume only, without the facial features, arms or legs of a person These human elements elements were provided by the pose artist, who stood on a white plinth on an exact spot on stage to fill the space on the slide projection.
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a bullfighter in an arena
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide 'The Battle of the Roses'
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide - snow scene
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a man standing in front of a grand building with a rifle across his back
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a woman in Spanish dress
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a woman in English dress
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a cockerel standing by a tree
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a bullfighter in an arena
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide 'Entente' 'Two Flags One Cause'
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide showing a woman in Dutch dress holding milk pails
1900-1920
Magic lantern pose slide
1900-1920
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 2018-431
- Materials:
- glass, paper (fibre product) and paint
- Measurements:
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overall (each): 83 mm x 83 mm