Magic lantern slide - "slipper" of a train on a trestle
about 1870
Medium/TechniqueReverse-painted glass mounted in wood frame
DimensionsHeight x width: 10.2 × 17.8 cm (4 × 7 in.)
Credit LineThe Richard Balzer Collection—Gift of Patricia Bellinger Balzer
Accession number2019.869
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBetween about 1970 and 2017, acquired by Richard Balzer (b. 1944 - d. 2017), Brookline, MA; by inheritance to Patricia Bellinger; 2019, gift of Patricia Bellinger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
Unidentified artist, English, 19th century
about 1870
Unidentified artist, English, 19th century
about 1870
Unidentified artist, English, 19th century
about 1870
First half 20th century