Accession No

0803

Brief Description

hand lens, 1750 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1750

Inscription Date

Material

organic (horn); glass

Dimensions

length 88mm; breadth 68mm; thickness 16mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Horn mount and handle. Oval lens; convex; blue tinted, pivotting inside double horn handle.

Condition: fair/poor (warped; lens stuck inside cover; 24-1-2000).

References

Events