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Lantern slides of scenes from Alice's adventures in Wonderland [lantern slide].

Accession number
PML 352354.1-7
Published
[London : W. Butcher & Sons, 1900-1915?]
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Notes
"The 'Indcol' coloured optical lantern slides : Alice visits the Duchess"--Paper label on box lid.
Approximate date based on company history.
Set of 6 color lantern slides with images after Tenniel from Lewis Carroll's Alice's adventures in Wonderland. The slides for Alice originally came in 3 boxes of 8 (24 slides total); these are 6 of the 8 slides from the third box (missing are no. 21 & 23). With original box lid.
Slides and box lid housed in custom dark blue cloth clamshell box. Each slide, edged in paper (original), housed in individual tan cloth folder.
Description
6 lantern slides, 1 box lid : col. ; each slide: 8 x 8 cm; housing: 27 x 8 x 14 cm
Provenance
From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.
Classification
Department