Accession No

1055

Brief Description

microscope objective, by Andrew Pritchard, English, mid-19th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

Pritchard, Andrew

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1825

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

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

Dimensions

box length 36mm; breadth 28mm; height 22mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘A. PRITCHARD
LONDON’ (on box)

Description Notes

3 component dividing lens in leather covered wooden box lined with velvet.

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