Accession No

1100


Brief Description

microscope slides; made by Norman; 1870 - 1880


Origin


Maker

Norman


Class

microscopes


Earliest Date

1870


Latest Date

1880


Inscription Date


Material

glass; wax (sealing wax)


Dimensions

5 objects each length 94mm; breadth 40mm; height 7mm; 2 objects each length 75mm; breadth 25mm


Special Collection


Provenance

Donated by I.A.S. Gibson.


Inscription

‘NORMAN PREPARER’


Description Notes

7 3x1” slides; 4 by Norman of ‘Wing of Butterfly’, ‘Glands of the Nose’, ‘Water Beetle’ and ‘Abyssinian Gold’. 3 further unsigned slides mounted in a similar way with specimen surrounded by a ring of [sealing wax].


References


Events

Description
These decorative slides show feathers of a humming bird and the wing of a butterfly.



FM:43202

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