Aladdin Magic Lantern Slides

5B Glass Hand-Painted Magic Lantern Slides. Mid to late 1800s.  Notes Hand-painted magic lantern slides were an early form of visual entertainment popular from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. These slides were created for use with a magic lantern, an early projector that illuminated images on a glass slide and projected them onto a screen or wall. Artists painted the images directly onto glass plates using transparent or semi-transparent paints, allowing the light to pass through the artwork when projected. The slides were typically small, around 3.5 x 4.5 inches, and the fine details were carefully painted by hand, often with layers of color to achieve the desired effect. The process of creating these slides involved painting intricate scenes, portraits, or illustrations on the glass surface. Some slides were entirely painted, while others combined photographic images with hand-painted details for a more colorful result. Once completed, the slides were mounted in a frame to fit into