Accession No

1915

Brief Description

quartz lens, by Eduard Lutz, French, 2/2 19th Century

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Lutz, Eduard

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (iron, brass, oxidised brass); stone (quartz); wood (mahogany)

Dimensions

height 473mm; breadth 199mm; depth 190mm

Special Collection

Cavendish collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge in 1974. Purchased by Cavendish from W. Ladd, 1877.

Inscription

‘Lentille en Quartz
Ed LUTZ Paris.’(lens mount)

Description Notes

Circular quartz lens, mounted in a brass cell on a mahogany board. The board is mounted on a brass stand with black-painted cast iron tribrach feet. Height of stand adjustable.

Condition good; complete.

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