Laterna Magica (standard single lantern, c.1860)
length 45 cm (17.7 inches); width 19 cm (7.5 inches); height 40 cm (15.7 inches)
(all dimensions are nominal; individual examples may have varied slightly from these values).
English optical lantern, chimney missing, short messing lens, equipped today with electric light bulb, manufacturer yet unknown, lantern remindes a model from the series “Newtons improved phantasmagoria Laterns” from the Newton & Co. Catalogue (see http://diaprojection.unblog.fr/2015/07/18/lanterne-magique-vernie-noir/) (thanks to Patrice Guérin). Guérin suggest a model as sold by Horne & Thornthwaite opticians.
Object number 372 in Robert Vrielynck, Collection Robert Vrielynck, self edition [Brugge 1998]. Current collection no. RV1_148 in Collection RV kept by the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (MuKHA).
in Robert Vrielynck Collection, item 372
in Museum voor Hedendagse Kunst Antwerpen: Museum for Contemporary Arts Antwerp, item RV1_148
Record created by and Richard Crangle. Last updated 24 March 2018
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