Magic lantern

Institution

Ajuntament de Girona

Object description:

Magic lantern for domestic use. Keramik-lanterne. It holds maximum 7 cm width glass plates. Lens: 6. 5 cm diameter x 9 cm length. Lighting: petroleum/oil lamp. It includes and oil lamp (15 cm diameter x 57 cm height). This model with an attractively illustrated ceramic body is a clear example of the tendency towards design over technical quality in this type of lantern. Ceramic was used for the bodies of magic lanterns by German manufactures starting in 1890.

Object/Work type:

magic lanterns

Location:

Gerona - Spain

Object measurements:

38 x 13 x 25 cm

Production

Falk, Johann (brand)

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-MP00613