Accession No

0137

Brief Description

seven tinted hand filters made of coloured glass, 1800-1900 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

organic (horn); glass

Dimensions

length 65mm; breadth 26mm; thickness 22mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Sheffield on 25/02/1924.

Inscription

Description Notes

Horn: 7 tinted filters pivoting inside double horn case. (Small lugs either side. Possibly rainbow colours (?); 27-1-2000).

Condition: good; complete.

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