![]() ![]() The first photographic lantern slides, called hyalotypes, were invented by the German-born brothers Ernst Wilhelm (William) and Friedrich (Frederick) Langenheim in 1848 in Philadelphia and patented in 1850. ![]() Many manufactured slides were produced on strips of glass with several pictures on them and rimmed with a strip of glued paper. Īfter 1820 the manufacturing of hand colored printed slides started, often making use of decalcomania transfers. Most handmade slides were mounted in wood frames with a round or square opening for the picture. ![]() Many slides were finished with a layer of transparent lacquer, but in a later period cover glasses were also used to protect the painted layer. Usually black paint was used as a background to block superfluous light, so the figures could be projected without distracting borders or frames. Sometimes the painting was done on oiled paper. Initially, figures were rendered with black paint but soon transparent colors were also used. Originally the pictures were hand painted on glass slides. Stereopticons added more powerful light sources to optimize the projection of photographic slides. īiunial lanterns, with two objectives, became common during the 19th century and enabled a smooth and easy change of pictures. Some lanterns, including those of Christiaan Huygens and Jan van Musschenbroek, used three lenses for the objective. The lens adjusted to focus the plane of the slide at the distance of the projection screen, which could be simply a white wall, and it therefore formed an enlarged image of the slide on the screen. The magic lantern used a concave mirror behind a light source to direct the light through a small rectangular sheet of glass-a "lantern slide" that bore the image-and onward into a lens at the front of the apparatus. The depicted lantern is one of the oldest known preserved examples, and is in the collection of Museum Boerhaave, Leiden The lanterns are made with translucent Japanese paper which lets through lots of lovely soft light with a candle inside.A page of Willem 's Gravesande's 1720 book Physices Elementa Mathematica with Jan van Musschenbroek's magic lantern projecting a monster. The illustrations are either screen printed or digitally reproduced using the best quality art paper which gives each lamp a smooth smart and high-quality finish. My aim is to produce lighting that also is a piece of art so that even when unlit they add interest, style, and colour to a room. This will change as I add more designs with new themes finding their way onto the side of a lamp. Places, nature, and the sea are current themes in my small but handmade range. Some designs are full of colour while others have a more subdued palette so hopefully, there is something for everyone. I’m Gill, I have a degree in Art and Printmaking and work from home surrounded by pens, paper and ink, and all the tools I need to produce my lights.Īll the illustrations on my lamps and lanterns begin life as drawings or sketches which I then adapt to fit around a lampshade or lamp. Printed onto translucent Japanese paper and finished with a bamboo ring at the top and bottom. They will all have the same blue/green colours but will be unique in their finished appearance.Įach lantern is lined with flame retardant lining and comes supplied with a maxi tea light and a glass candle jar. The translucent paper lets through the flickering light of the candle inside.
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