Lantern Slide Item Number: 3000/53 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Lantern slide. Rectangular wooden slide holds a round glass plate at centre, surrounded on one side by a copper ring. Plate shows a coloured image printed on glass of a Japanese cemetery with large white monuments topped by red tiles, surrounded by trees and foliage. A group of three women mourn next to a tomb, in the lower corner.
Narrative
From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom ? or England ?
- Owned by Thomas Crosby before 1914
- Owned by Jane Howard and Thomas Taylor Crosby before April 17, 2013
- Received from Jane Howard (Donor) and Thomas Taylor Crosby (Donor) on April 17, 2013
What
- Name
- Lantern Slide
- Identification Number
- 3000/53
- Type of Item
- slide
- Material
- wood, glass, copper metal and paint
- Overall
- height 10.0 cm, width 17.8 cm, depth 0.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- English ?
- Previous Owner
- Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard and Thomas Taylor Crosby
- Received from
- Jane Howard (Donor) and Thomas Taylor Crosby (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom ? or England ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1914 and before April 17, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 2013
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3000/0053