Accession No

1056

Brief Description

microscope objective; made by Andrew Pritchard; circa 1840

Origin

England

Maker

Pritchard. Andrew

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1840

Inscription Date

Material

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

Dimensions

case length 48mm; breadth 32mm; height 22mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘PRITCHARD’ (on case)

Description Notes

4 element objective lens in fitted wooden case lined with blue velvet and covered with morocco leather.
(Doesn’t fit the case very well; extra compartment in the case not filled.)

References

Events