Lantern
Date1770-1870
Where depictedLondon, UK, Europe
MediumWood, tin, glass
DimensionsObject/Work: 400 x 205 x 360 mm
ClassificationsScience/Medicine
Terms
Object numberC04704
DescriptionMagic lantern made by Richard Cuming. It is formed of a wooden box onto which is attached the lens at the front, and a contical top.The Magic Lantern was a type of early image projector often used in the home. It used a concave mirror to shine light through a slide (on which was painted the image to be projected) and through a lens at the front. The outcome was a large projection of the image on the screen.
On View
Not on viewCollections
1700-1900
1807
600-30 BC
600-30 BC
1800-1900
