Lantern Slides of Snow Crystals (Snowflakes)
Artist
Wilson A. Bentley
American, 1865 - 1931
Artist
George William Perry
American, 1846 - 1928
Date1888-1927; slides made 1915-1916
Location where madeJericho, Vermont, United States
MediumWood boxes, glass lantern slides
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of George A. Perry
Object number1962.26
DescriptionWood boxes, two, hinged, lidded. Boxes have paper labels with inscriptions in ink. Boxes contain 90 lantern slides of ice crystals. Most slides have paper labels, reading "W.A. Bentley's Photo-Micrographs of Snow Crystals. Lantern Slides by G.W. Perry, Chester Depot, VT." Most of the ice crystals or "snowflakes" are surrounded by paper mask, either circular or cut to fit the contours.On View
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