Black glass plate labelled #16 on blue backing – Vintage Print
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Description
Step back in time with Black glass plate labelled #16 on blue backing, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Black glass plate labelled #16 on blue backing
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What sets this object apart is its label: a black glass plate marked "#16" and mounted on blue backing, which suggests it was one of a numbered series rather than a single item. Plates like this were often kept in sets so that each one could be identified, sorted, and referred back to. The record does not say what the plate was used for or who made it. Its place on a board of astrology and magic likely reflects how collectors grouped such materials, since many glass plates from the 1800s and early 1900s were tied to lantern shows, parlor entertainments, and other visual performances that drew on the same fascination with the unseen.
| Original scan | 1,159 × 1,449 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g05494_ |
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