[BCMA] Anyone Know the Name of this Object?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hello BCMAers,

A member of the public brought by an artifact today that we need help
putting a name to. It's thin case with a metal clasp. One half of the case
holds a colour tinted glass plate negative and the other holds a mirror.
When light is shone on the glass plate negative it reflects the image into
the mirror, recreating the image but with a sense of depth. (Images attached
of the item open.)

It'd be great to put a name to this artifact so we can search for other
examples of it and put it into wider context. We've never seen anything like
it before.

Cheers,

 

Eric Holdijk

Assitant Curator

 

Bulkley Valley Museum 

P.O. Box 2615, 

1425 Main Street, 

Smithers, BC

V0J 2N0

 

Phone: 250-847-5322

email: info at bvmuseum.com <mailto:info at bvmuseum.com>  

 

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