Single slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds a single, stationary glass plates (a moveable plate of similar size that would normally be part of this type of object is missing). The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of a man dressed in blue, red and white with his foot on a small stool, one hand gripping his heel, and the opposite arm shown in two positions: one raised, the other falling, and holding an axe aimed at the foot. The frame has accommodations for a moving slide, with a large groove in the end of one side for the plate to move into, and a semi-circular finger hole at the edge. Inscription: "T. Pamphlet".

• 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.

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• Type of Item slide
• Culture English
• Material wood, glass, paint, lacquer, paper, ink
• Measurements height 8.9 cm, width 17.8 cm, depth 1.0 cm (part a) height 7.8 cm, width 14.8 cm, depth 0.2 cm (part b)

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• Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
• Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby

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• Made in United Kingdom, England

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• Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
• Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3000/0058 a-b