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lantern slide

Object NameMagic Lantern Slide of Don Quichote

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 Number95.3.8 A

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Place Made

probably France

Physical DescriptionColorless; cut, printed, cold-painted, glued. Slides consisting of two rectangles of colorless sheet glass framed in green paper tape around edges. The slides are divided into three printed segments separated by vertical lines. The two scenes on the right and left illustrate the story of Don Quichote. (A) The left illustration shows Don Quichote seated frontally in an armchair reading stories of chivalry. The right illustration shows Don Quichote being knighted by his landlord. The text in the center panel explains: "N 1. Don Quichotte/ lisant ses romans de chevalerie./ N 2. Don Quichotte/ se fait armer chevalier/ par son hotellier."
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