Magic lantern

Institution

Ajuntament de Girona

Object description:

Lapierre. Lanterne Carrée. Lens: adjustable zip system. It holds maximum 14 cm width plates. Lens: 9 cm diameter x 13 cm length. Lighting: alcohol lamp. The French enterprise Lapierre was one of the most important in manufacturing lanterns and glass plates especially for domestic use, producing from 1848 to 1909.

Object/Work type:

magic lanterns

Location:

Gerona - Spain

Object measurements:

55 x 20 x 39 cm

Production

Lapierre (company)

Place: France

Subject/theme:

image-projecting equipment, visual arts

Resource

Rights Type: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ 

Date Taken: 1996

Record

Rights Type: CC0

Source: Ajuntament de Girona

Identifier: MC-MP00604