Accession No

0720

Brief Description

hand lens, 1820 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1820

Latest Date

1820

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gold, brass?); glass; organic (mother of pearl)

Dimensions

length 86mm; breadth 42mm; thickness 13mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from F.R. Middlewerk, Torquay, England, on 23/03/1933.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gold/brass (?) frame. Pivots into double mother of pearl handle.

Condition: good.

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