Accession No

0432

Brief Description

reading glass, 1850 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1650

Inscription Date

Material

wood (walnut, other); glass; ivory; hide (leather); cloth (velvet, silk)

Dimensions

case length 112mm; breadth 94mm; height 77mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 27/05/1927.

Inscription

Description Notes

Turned walnut case; double objective. Screw-in ivory handle. Leather covered, wooden box with velvet and silk lining. Separate compartment for hand lens (not original?).

Condition: fair (crack in walnut case).

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