Summary
One of a set of ninety magic lantern slides containing images of artefacts, art works, decorative arts, interiors and furniture which appear to belong to various museum and gallery collections in the United Kingdom.
This slide depicts 'The Slumber of the Shepherdess' manufactured by the Höchst Porcelain Factory, Germany, circa 1775. This ceramic piece is part of the collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
The Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera was acquired by the Australian and Victorian Governments in 1975. David Francis was the curator of the National Film and Sound Archive of the British Film Institute as well as being a co-founder of the Museum of the Moving Image in London, which was operational between 1988 and 1999.
Description of Content
FIgurative porcelain group. A sleeping shepherdess lies across a tree stump, a sheep at her lap. Sitting on the trunk watching her sleep is a man. A small boy holding a dog at bay stands behind the shepherdess' legs.
Physical Description
Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising black & white photograph printed on glass with black paper edging under a protective glass cover plate.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI), Mr David Francis, by Nov 1990
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Place & Date Created
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Owner of Item Depicted
Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Gardens, South Kensington, Greater London, England, Great Britain
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Maker of Item Depicted
Höchst Porcelain Factory, Höchst, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, circa 1775
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in blue ink on a cream label attached to slide: '1076' Hand written in blue ink on slide: '71027' Hand written in black ink on top edge: 'HOCHST PORCELAIN'
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Art, Art Galleries, Ceramics, Decorative Arts, Dogs, Figurines, Lantern Slides, Museum History, Museums, Optical Amusements, Ornaments, Porcelain, Sheep
