Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Magic lantern slide and frame
Object Number:
1936.530
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 7.9 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Magic lantern slide in wood frame with reverse painted image of figure of boy with pair of stockings with babies inside in hands; additional sliding glass panel with two black areas moves to obscure stockings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Gardiner
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
