Daniel Dunglas Magic Home Lantern Slide; Howard Elcock; c.1900; 2010.8.4.001
Name/Title
Daniel Dunglas Magic Home Lantern Slide
Daniel Dunglas Magic Home Lantern Slide
About this object
This magic lantern slide features an illustration by Howard Elcock depicting Daniel Dunglas Home levitating at a seance in London. The sitters present in the illustration include Robert Bell, Dr. Gully, and Robert Chambers. The caption reads “We saw the figure pass from one side of the window to the other, feet foremost, lying horizontally in the air.” Bell would later write about this experience in an article titled “Stranger than Fiction” printed in a 1860 issue of Cornhill.
This magic lantern slide features an illustration by Howard Elcock depicting Daniel Dunglas Home levitating at a seance in London. The sitters present in the illustration include Robert Bell, Dr. Gully, and Robert Chambers. The caption reads “We saw the figure pass from one side of the window to the other, feet foremost, lying horizontally in the air.” Bell would later write about this experience in an article titled “Stranger than Fiction” printed in a 1860 issue of Cornhill.
Maker
Howard Elcock
Howard Elcock
Maker Role
Illustrator
Illustrator
Date Made
c.1900
c.1900
Place Made
London
Medium and Materials
Glass
Glass
Measurements
3.23 x 3.23 x .124 inches
3.23 x 3.23 x .124 inches
Object Type
Magic Lantern Slide
Magic Lantern Slide
Object number
2010.8.4.001
2010.8.4.001
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