Accession No

1875

Brief Description

six microscope slides, microphotographs, by John Benjamin Dancer and others, 19th century

Origin

Maker

Dancer, John Benjamin A. R. A. D. Amadio, Joseph J. L. C.

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

box length 114mm; breadth 45mm; height 19mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from G.L.E. Turner, Oxford, in 09/1973.

Inscription

Description Notes

Glass slides inscribed:
1875.1: 89 ‘Cromwell and Milton’ by J.B.D. (J. B. Dancer)
1875.2: 50 ‘S.M. L’Imperatrice des Francais’ by J.B.D. (J. B. Dancer)
1875.3: ‘Going against the stream’ A.R.
1875.4: A Glimpse of an English Homestead by A.D.
1875.5: The Angel and Satan by Amadio,
1875.6: Peterborough Cathedral by J.L.C.

References

Boris Jardine; 'A collection of John Benjamin Dancer microphotographs'; Explore Whipple Collections online article; Whipple Museum of the History of Science; University of Cambridge; 2006: https://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/microscopes/microphotographs

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