Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1860

9 1/2" x 11 3/4"

 

Four slides from a large set of slides about the Arctic exploration of American, Elisha Kent Kane, and his U.S. Grinell expedition(1853-1855). The first image of boats in harbor shows the lead ship the ADVANCE. The third slide show the ship run aground by an iceberg in Smith's Sound.

 

1484/1485/1486/1487


Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1860

7 1/4" x 9 1/4"

 

Image with several Mastodons. Part of a series.

 

4131


A. Kruss

Wood & hand-painted glass

Germany

c. 1880

8 3/4" x 13 1/2"

 

A fairy-tale illustration, most likely part of a set made by A. Kruss, Hamburg.

 

3860


St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice

Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1860

9 1/2" x 11 3/4"

 

This slide was part of the collection that came with the slides about Elisha Kent Kane's Artic exploration.

 

1258

 


Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1870

6" x 8"

 

1656


The Porcelain Tower of Nankin and canal

Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1860

5" x 8"

 

1659


Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1850

7" x 9 1/2"

 

1660


Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1850

7" x 8 1/2"

 

1661


Wood & hand-painted glass

Great Britain

c. 1850

7" x 11"

 

1662


Wood & hand-painted glass

continental

c. 1850

Slides:4" x 5", frame:7" x 14"

 

1651




Wood & hand-painted glass

continental

c. 1850

Slides:4" x 5", frame:7" x 14"

 

 

1652






Bonne Nuit

Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1870

5 1/2" x 11 1/2"

 

3166




Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1870

5 1/2" x 11 1/2"

 

Both a slip slide and lever slide. The lever moves the woman's head and the slip moves her arm.

 

3165




Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1870

5 1/2" x 11 1/2"

 

3163


Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1860

9" x 13 1/2"

 

A large chromotrope.

 

1648


Wood and hand-colored glass

Continental

c. 1860

5" x 10"

 

A large chromotrope.

 

2196



Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1870

5 1/2" x 10"

 

A large chromotrope.

 

1650


Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1860

5 1/2" x 10"

 

A large chromotrope.

 

2396


Wood & hand-painted glass

Continental

c. 1860

5" x 10"

 

A large chromotrope.

 

2397



Wood & hand-painted glass

France

c. 1860

Slide: 5" x 5", frame:8 1/4" x 16"

 

a dissolving view set

 

1611



Wood & hand-painted glass

France

c. 1860

Slide: 5" x 5", frame:8 1/4" x 16"

 

a day/night dissolving slide set

 

1612

 



Wood & hand-painted glass

France

c. 1860

Slide: 5" x 5", frame:8 1/4" x 16"

 

a summer/winter dissolving slide set

 

1613

 



Wood & hand-painted glass

France

c. 1860

Slide: 5" x 5", frame:8 1/4" x 16"

 

a day/night dissolving slide set

 

0320


Wood & hand-painted glass

France

c. 1860

Slide: 5" x 5", frame:8 1/4" x 16"

 

1616


Wood & hand-painted glass

France

c. 1860

Slide: 5" x 5", frame:8 1/4" x 16"

 

1617


Snow Effect

Brass, wood, ivory handles and perforated cloth

France

c. 1880

5" x 11"

 

A snow effect slide.

 

4115