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Lot 216: A Set of Seven Hand Coloured Glass Magic Lantern Slides Sing a Song of Sixpence
A set of seven antique glass magic lantern slides illustrating the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence. The sequence comprises hand-coloured or chromolithographed imagery depicting the narrative arc of the traditional English rhyme. Each slide is mounted within a black-taped cardboard frame and features printed lyrics along with a corresponding numerical identifier in the upper left corner.
Slide 1 is titled SING A SONG of SIXPENCE and depicts a musician playing a lute before two children and a dog. Slide 2, titled A POCKETFUL of RYE 4 & 20 BLACKBIRDS, shows birds gathered around a sack marked RYE. Slide 3 is titled BAKED IN A PIE and illustrates three chefs carrying a large steaming pie. Slide 4 contains the verse When the Pie was opened, the Birds began to sing: Was not that a pretty dish To set before a KING? and shows the birds flying out of the dish before a seated monarch and attendants. Slide 5, titled THE KING was in his Counting-House Counting out his money —, depicts the king at a desk with sacks of coins marked £10,000, £100, and £1,000. Slide 6 is titled THE QUEEN was in the Parlour Eating bread and honey: and illustrates the queen at a table with a jar marked HONEY. The final slide, number 7, is titled THE MAID was in the Garden Hanging out the CLOTHES — and shows a maid at a clothesline with a basket of laundry.
Slide 1 is titled SING A SONG of SIXPENCE and depicts a musician playing a lute before two children and a dog. Slide 2, titled A POCKETFUL of RYE 4 & 20 BLACKBIRDS, shows birds gathered around a sack marked RYE. Slide 3 is titled BAKED IN A PIE and illustrates three chefs carrying a large steaming pie. Slide 4 contains the verse When the Pie was opened, the Birds began to sing: Was not that a pretty dish To set before a KING? and shows the birds flying out of the dish before a seated monarch and attendants. Slide 5, titled THE KING was in his Counting-House Counting out his money —, depicts the king at a desk with sacks of coins marked £10,000, £100, and £1,000. Slide 6 is titled THE QUEEN was in the Parlour Eating bread and honey: and illustrates the queen at a table with a jar marked HONEY. The final slide, number 7, is titled THE MAID was in the Garden Hanging out the CLOTHES — and shows a maid at a clothesline with a basket of laundry.
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