Eruption of Vesuvius

ca. 1780

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, representation of volcano Vesuvius in eruption. To left, lighthouse-like tower topped with a cross. In foreground, six human figures and two trees.

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Title: Eruption of Vesuvius
Date Created: ca. 1780
Location Created: Savoy, France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Paper on wood frame
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims and George A. Hearn and from the Misses Hewitt Fund

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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