Accession No

6774

Brief Description

four cabinets containing drawers of glass slides, English

Origin

England

Maker

Class

natural history; demonstration

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

wood; glass; metal

Dimensions

cabinet A length 365mm, width 405mm, height 615mm; cabinet B length 355mm, width 394mm, height 620mm; cabinet C length 3602mm, width 399mm, height 623mm; cabinet D length 360mm width 405mm, height 620mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Gift from Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge in 2011.

Inscription

Description Notes

4 cabinets containing drawers of glass slides, English.

Wooden cabinets, each contains 18 drawers with labels, with glass slides in them. There are a total of 3760 slides (at least). The theme of the glass slides are mostly about botanical studies.

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