manufacturer: Jean Schoenner
length 37 cm (14.6 inches); width 12 cm (4.7 inches); height 49 cm (19.3 inches)
(all dimensions are nominal; individual examples may have varied slightly from these values).
Black German lantern with high chimney, with distribution label under the foot “Speelgoed Magazijn Meijer & Blessing, Opgericht in 1815, Rotterdam”, thus distributed in the Netherlands, electrified.
Illustration in Ernst Hrabalek, Laterna Magica. Zauberwelt und Faszination des optischen Spielzeugs. Keysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, München 1985, p. 113-115
Object number 471 in Robert Vrielynck, Collection Robert Vrielynck, self edition [Brugge 1998]. Current collection no. RV1_149 in Collection RV kept by the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (MuKHA).
in Robert Vrielynck Collection, item 471
in Museum voor Hedendagse Kunst Antwerpen: Museum for Contemporary Arts Antwerp, item RV1_149
Record created by and Richard Crangle. Last updated 25 March 2018
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