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Wood-Framed Lantern Slide (Hand-Painted) of the Crimean War, No.4, by Thomas Clare, from the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, 1854

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Inventory Number: 14754
Object Type: Object
Subject Classification(s): Magic lanterns Photography  
Accession Number: 1944-1
Primary Inscriptions: Printed label: 'Royal Polytechnic.—Russian War. No. 4'.
Provenance: Purchased from R. S. Clay in 1944. Part of the Clay Collection. The Royal Polytechnic slides were sold by auction in 1882. They were made for projection at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent Street, London, open 1838-1876, whose shows were the most spectacular magic lantern shows ever staged.
Collection Group: Clay Collection
Material(s): Wood
Glass
Paper
metal
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
278 322 15 mm

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