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English: Optical Toy, Phenakistiscope Disc with Cats and Donkey, ca. 1830   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Optical Toy, Phenakistiscope Disc with Cats and Donkey, ca. 1830
Description
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English: Paper disc with a hole in the center, 10 rectangular perforations evenly spaced along perimeter for viewing. In the outermost ring, several still images show the progress of a large cat chasing a small cat with a mouse in its teeth; the large cat jumps over a stool with a red cushion. In the innermost ring, a donkey wearing a blue shirt moves its ears.
Date circa 1830
date QS:P571,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium hand-colored lithograph on paperboard
Dimensions H x diam.: 25 × 25 cm (9 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1948-124-3
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Notes Type: optical toy
Source/Photographer Catalog Photo
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