Accession No

1054

Brief Description

two microscope objectives, attributed to Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian, circa 1835

Origin

Italy [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Amici, Giovanni Battista [attributed]

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1835

Latest Date

1835

Inscription Date

Material

wood; glass; metal; cloth (velvet); hide (morocco leather)

Dimensions

box length 40mm; breadth 28mm; height 24mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Donated by Robert S. Whipple, 1951. Purchased from the estate of T.H. Court, 1951.

Inscription

Description Notes

Two 3-element component objective lenses in a wooden box, lined with velvet and covered with morocco leather.

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