Accession No

1133

Brief Description

polarising apparatus by Bestall, 19th C

Origin

1 Victoria Cottages; Royal Road; Kennington Park; London; England

Maker

Bestall

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood (mahogany, cork); glass; metal (brass, white metal); cloth (velvet, cotton wool); paper (card and at least one other)

Dimensions

box length 240mm; breadth 117mm; height 47mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from R.S. Clay, 1952.

Inscription

‘BESTALL,
MAKER OF POLARIZING
APPARATUS, OBJECTS *C.,
1, Victoria Cottages, Royal Road,
KENNINGTON PARK, near BERESFORD St.
N.B. Painter of Diagrams for the Magic Lantern &c.’ (paper label)

Description Notes

Fitted mahogany box with brass hinges and lock (no key); lined with green velvet. Contains dark glass slide; plain glass slide and frosted glass slide hinged together with paper; five small glass slides either with polarising material or painted black leaving central clear space; brass holder for polarising crystal set in cork.

Condition good

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