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Lantern Slide

MOA: University of British Columbia

3000/52

Lantern slide. Rectangular wooden slide holds a round glass plate at centre, surrounded on one side by a copper ring. Plate shows a coloured image printed on glass. Image is a round portrait of George Washington in ¾ view, wearing a dark jacket, cravat and wig.

  • Narrative

    From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.

  • Type of Item slide
  • Culture American
  • Material wood, glass, copper metal, paper, paint, ink
  • Measurements height 10.1 cm, width 17.8 cm, depth 0.9 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Made in USA
  • Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3000/0052

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