Palace with Fireworks
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1780
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, elevation of a two-story palace crowned by a balustrade with statues. Over central bay of balustrades, crowned shield of the House of Savoy with cipher in balustrade. In foreground, fountain basin with sculptural fountain figures, and bridge on which stand groups of human figures silhouetted in black and white. Foliage at right and left with tall trees. Above palace, representation of fireworks.
place: label: made in
content: Savoy, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims and George A. Hearn and from the Misses Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1937-18-20
objectType: label: Type
content: toys & games
label: Object Name
content: Lantern slide
label: Type
content: Lantern slide
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Cut paper on wood frame
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 44.8 × 49.8 cm (17 5/8 × 19 5/8 in.)