Accession No
0071
Brief Description
microscope slides, by Andrew Pritchard, English, circa 1845
Origin
England; London; 162 Fleet Street
Maker
Pritchard, Andrew
Class
microscopes
Earliest Date
1845
Latest Date
1845
Inscription Date
Material
glass; paper; hide (morocco leather)
Dimensions
case height 61mm; breadth 40mm; depth 39mm
Special Collection
Robert Whipple collection
Provenance
Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T. H. Court in 07/1922.
Inscription
‘PRITCHARD
162, FLEET ST.
LONDON’
‘2654’ (in longhand in the case)
Description Notes
Set of 34 (once 36) microscope slides of assorted natural-history subjects - mounted on glass in blue paper covers each with a printed description pasted to the slide.
Morocco case lined with red paper, divided into two compartments.
Condition: good; incomplete (two slides missing).
References
Events
Description
Although Robert Stewart Whipple purchased his first antique instrument in 1913, it was not until the 1920s that his collection really began to grow. This set of microscope slides by Adam Pritchard is one of the first hundred objects that Whipple acquired, and demonstrates the early development of his taste for historic scientific artefacts and books. It set Whipple back 5 shillings in 1922.
07/10/2025
Created by: Hannah Price on 07/10/2025
FM:43206
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