Accession No

0287

Brief Description

hand lens, 1800-1900 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver); organic (mother of pearl); glass

Dimensions

length 43mm; breadth 32mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from Henty and Hill, Southampton, on 11/09/1926.

Inscription

Description Notes

Silver frame; double mother of pearl handle. Concave lens.

Condition: good.

References

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