A set of 23 hand coloured life model magic lantern slides, entitled "Kitty". Original set contained 24 slides, one missing, number 24. Made by Chatham Pexton, 1894. From a collection of life model magic lantern slides, previously the lending library of Riley Brothers of Bradford.
Life model slides are photographic magic lantern slides in which costumed models are posed in scenes or locations to illustrate narratives, songs and other texts. They were produced commercially between the 1870s and the First World War. Typical subjects included temperance tales of alcoholism and other social vices, popular songs, recitations, comic subjects and religious services. They would come in sets which could be anything from 2 to 60 but averaged 12.
Chatham Pexton and Co was active from 1874 and owned by William Chatham Pexton, who was joined by his sons in this family business. In the 1890s, the firm was a minor producer of life model slides, with the slides being photographed in the studio in the garden of the family home and featuring family members.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- John Jones Collection
- Object Number:
- 2022-410
- Measurements:
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overall: 83 mm x 83 mm x 3 mm,
- type:
- lantern slides
