Lantern Slide, Maud Muller Series, "The Judge Looked Back as He Climbed the Hill, and Saw Maud Muller Standing Still," 1894

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THF622552 / Lantern Slide, Maud Muller Series, "The Judge Looked Back as He Climbed the Hill, and Saw Maud Muller Standing Still," 1894 / detail
THF622531 / Lantern Slide, Maud Muller Series, "The Judge Looked Back as He Climbed the Hill, and Saw Maud Muller Standing Still," 1894 / carrier back
THF622530 / Lantern Slide, Maud Muller Series, "The Judge Looked Back as He Climbed the Hill, and Saw Maud Muller Standing Still," 1894 / carrier front
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Artifact Overview

Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926) created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides like this one. His illustrations were photographed onto glass then hand colored. Beale was prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This slide was one of six created to illustrate John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Maud Muller."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Lantern slide

Date Made

1894

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

94.0.65.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Tape (Material)

Technique

Hand coloring
Photographic processes
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in

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