{"product_id":"mohonk-flower-lantern-slide-greeting-cards","title":"Mohonk Flower Lantern Slide Greeting Cards","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Sitka Small';\"\u003eThe Mohonk Archive houses a vast collection of historic images, including 2,000 glass lantern slides, most of which feature Mohonk subjects and scenery, circa 1900. At that time, slide presentations were displayed on a large screen through a lantern slide projector in the Mohonk Parlor.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Sitka Small';\"\u003eThe images of flowers in this card collection are large reproductions of the hand-tinted slides in Mohonk’s collection. The process for producing a color slide from an original black-and-white photographic image involved several steps: \u003cspan style=\"color: #d9d9d9; mso-themecolor: background1; mso-themeshade: 217;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Sitka Small'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe negatives from the camera were exposed directly onto three-by-four-inch, light-sensitive glass plates, and developed in chemical baths, in a similar way to regular photographs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Sitka Small'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eA colorist then applied paint directly onto the glass, achieving amazing nuance \u003cbr\u003eand detail of color hues, given the very small dimensions of the working surface. \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe also painted in a black, opaque background in order to present a more intense aesthetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Sitka Small'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Sitka Small'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWe've chosen 6 of our most popular flowers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater Lily, Columbine, Hibiscus, Bearded Iris, Passion Flower, and Marsh Marigold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted locally\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\" by 7\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mohonk Mountain House Gift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Bearded Iris","offer_id":42008048009251,"sku":"060088","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Columbine","offer_id":42008048042019,"sku":"060089","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hibiscus","offer_id":42008048074787,"sku":"060090","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Marsh Marigold","offer_id":42008048107555,"sku":"060091","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Passion Flower","offer_id":42008048140323,"sku":"060092","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Water Lily","offer_id":42008048173091,"sku":"060093","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1672\/2109\/files\/Untitleddesign_865.png?v=1773506016","url":"https:\/\/shop.mohonk.com\/products\/mohonk-flower-lantern-slide-greeting-cards","provider":"Mohonk Mountain House Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}