File:Lantern Slide, North Star, ca. 1780 (CH 18344145).jpg

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English: Lantern Slide, North Star, ca. 1780   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Lantern Slide, North Star, ca. 1780
Description
English: Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, circular design. In center, black pierced circle, surrounded by five concentric circles: black, green, white, pink, and blue. Overlaid on the circles are two eight-pointed stars; from the points of the smaller star are pierced serpentine rays.
Date circa 1780
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium cut paper on wood frame
Dimensions H x W: 44.9 × 49.9 cm (17 11/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1937-18-19
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims and George A. Hearn and from the Misses Hewitt Fund
Notes
  • Type: Lantern slide
  • Inscribed: Inscribed on label, verso: This is a star which is the real Stella Polaris or North Star
  • Country: Italy
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