Accession No

0546

Brief Description

hand lens, late 18th century

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1775

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

organic (horn); glass

Dimensions

length 119mm; breadth 70mm; thickness 17mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 28/05/1927.

Inscription

Description Notes

Horn double cover. Lens pivots (mount broken and warped inside cover).

Condition: fair/poor (lens stuck inside cover).

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