Antique Magic Lantern Slip Slide, My Own Blue Bell(e) birch bark Very good condition with general

Very good condition with general surface wear

and the specifics so great

I continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined--the more unexpected the combination the better

with signature to the right

Another excellent

Antique Magic Lantern Slip Slide, My Own Blue Bell(e) birch bark Very good condition with generalI think magic lantern "slip" slides are really fun a very simple early mechanical means of creating a changing image, with the black painted ground of the slide concealing (more of less) a second image that is revealed when the top pane of glass is pulled to the right. And I really love the bright blue bell in this one, which slides out to reveal a pretty blue belle! Closed: 7 3 8" x 4" x 7 16". Good condition, with a bit of paint loss, as documented,