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lantern slide

Object NameMagic Lantern Slide of Morgiane

Made FromGlass, Paper

Dateabout 1801-1994

TechniqueCut, printed, cold-painted, glued

SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, L: 21.7 cm, Th: 0.2 cm

Accession Number95.3.7 D

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Place Made

probably France

Physical DescriptionColorless; cut, printed, cold-painted, glued. Four rectangles of colorless sheet glass framed in green paper tape around edges. The slides are divided into three printed segments separated by lines. The two scenes on the right and left illustrate the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. (D) Left illustration: Morgiane, standing frontally, pours hot liquid into one of several large copper urns. Right illustration: Morgiane kills the leader of the thieves while he is entertained by her husband and his friends. Text: "Morgiane tue/ les voleurs caché dans/ les vases des cuir./ N 12. Morgiane tue/ le Chef des voleurs qui/ cetait introduit chez/ Ali Baba pour le tur."
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