Identity area
Reference code
Nadpis
Date(s)
- c. 1923-1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 wood lantern slide case containing glass lantern slides
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British archaeologist and photographer. Born, Stamford 1879. Died, Asyut 1940. Began his photographic career in Florence with the art historian Henry Hobart Cust. He was then engaged as a excavator at Thebes by Theodore Davis between 1910-14. Then from 1914 onwards he worked for the rest of his career as a photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His task was to record many of the royal and private tombs at Thebes. Between 1922 and 1933 he was lent by the Metropolitan Museum to Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to make a photographic record during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Archival history
Part of Howard Carter's estate. Bequeathed to Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker in 1939.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1946.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's lantern slides featuring Harry Burton's photographs taken during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- A twelve-drawered wood chest containing 632 glass lantern slides
- Belonging to Howard Carter.
- The lantern slides were made from Harry Burton's images.
- Used by Carter in his lectures.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Publication note
Notes area
Note
- While the number was long reported as "over 600", a reassessment in September-October 2025 determined the updated total to be 632.