• Results (8,731)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Lantern Slide3000/68

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an interior scene with an elderly woman in a shawl, a man in a long brown coat, and a boy facing away from each other and kneeling in prayer. A potted plant sits in the red-curtained window and a round table with long white table cloth holds a tea pot, cup and saucer. The fourth slide in a series of nine. Label: "Hughes, Optician / 151 Hoxton St. London, N" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "4".

Culture
English
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/67

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an elderly woman in shawl and apron standing with a small boy in blue and brown beside a round table with a tea cup. The room contains two chairs and a wooden door, as well as a red-curtained window. The second slide in a series of nine. Paper label on one corner with a large red number "2".

Culture
English ?
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/66

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an elderly woman in shawl and apron sitting in a high-backed chair next to a fireplace, a round table beside her with a book open on top. Rows of plates are attached to the wall behind her. First slide of a series of nine. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "1".

Culture
English
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Qur'an3039/1 a-b

Book of the Qur’an, inscribed in naskh script inside the cover. The first few pages are highly coloured and decorative. Most other pages of script are bordered by a simple band of gold and blue, with most of the script in black and red ink. Chapter headers are painted with brightly coloured decorative bands. The cover has a flowered pattern painted(?) onto the outside; a flower patterned paper adhered to the inside covers. Pages are loosely bound with string, currently only attached in one place to the cover. (Part b is a soft fabric cover that is sewn in the shape of an envelope; in storage.)

Culture
Persian
Material
ink, paint, gold metal, paper, leather skin and silk fibre
Made in
Iran
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/63 a-c

Double slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds three glass plates side by side. The centre plate is stationary and shows a coloured, printed image of two boys (in four figures) hopping over the other. The boys are vibrantly coloured in yellow, green, red and pink. The background is black. Parts b and c are panes of glass with blotches of black paint carefully placed to intermittently hide elements on the centre slide as they move past it. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slides, having large grooves in each side for the plates to move into, and semi-circular finger holes at the edges.

Culture
English ?
Material
wood, glass, paint, paper and lacquer
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/62 a-b

Single slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary and the other moveable (part b). The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of a barber dressed in yellow, red and white, standing close beside a large man with a frothy beard, in white and blue. The background is black. Part b is printed at top centre with the yellow-sleeved arm of the barber holding a razor. When the pane slides back and forth, it appears that the barber is shaving the customer’s beard. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slide, having a large groove in the end of one side for the plate to move into, and a semi-circular finger hole at the edge. Written on label: "easy shaving one penny"

Culture
English ?
Material
wood, glass, paint, lacquer, paper and ink
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/61 a-c

Single slipper lantern slide. A long, rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary (part b) and the other moveable (part c). The plate that would be stationary (now loose) has a circular image at centre showing a vibrantly coloured, printed scene of a city with grand architecture in the rear-ground, and a river with a sturdy brick bridge in the mid-ground. The area around the image is black. Part c is a similarly sized, moveable pane of glass printed at bottom centre with a variety of small black boats and at middle with a train puffing smoke. When the pane is moved back and forth, it places the train on the bridge and moves the boats into view on the river. Stamped in wood: "Newton / 5 Fleet St / Temple.Bar / London"

Culture
English
Material
wood, glass and paint
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/60 a-b

Single slipper lantern slide. A long, rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary and the other moveable (part b). The stationary plate has a circular image at centre showing a vibrantly coloured, printed scene of a pink and blue sky with white clouds behind a brown mountain that edges a blue green sea with gentle waves. A small town sits at the base of the mountain. Part b is a similarly sized moveable pane of glass printed at centre with three multi-masted black boats. When the pane is moved back and forth, the boats appear to travel across the water. Inscription: "Bay of Hatales". Stamped in wood: "Newton / 5 Fleet St / Temple. Bar / London".

Culture
English
Material
glass, wood, paint and ink
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/59

Single slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds two glass plates side by side, one stationary and the other moveable. The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of a girl in a red dress offering food to a large swan floating in a lake, as well as a second figure of the girl being tossed in the air and devoured by the bird. The background is black. The moveable plate has two carefully placed blotches of black ink that when moved hides or reveals the images of the girl. The frame is built to accommodate the moving slide, having a large groove in the end of one side for the plate to move into, and a semi-circular finger hole at the edge.

Culture
English ?
Material
wood, glass, paint, lacquer, paper and ink
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Lantern Slide3000/58 a-b

Single slipper lantern slide. A rectangular wooden frame holds a single, stationary glass plates (a moveable plate of similar size that would normally be part of this type of object is missing). The stationary plate shows a vibrantly coloured, printed image of a man dressed in blue, red and white with his foot on a small stool, one hand gripping his heel, and the opposite arm shown in two positions: one raised, the other falling, and holding an axe aimed at the foot. The frame has accommodations for a moving slide, with a large groove in the end of one side for the plate to move into, and a semi-circular finger hole at the edge. Inscription: "T. Pamphlet".

Culture
English ?
Material
wood, glass, paint, lacquer, paper and ink
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record