Accession No

4515

Brief Description

mineral viewer, by J. H. Cardin, English, 19th Century

Origin

England; Derbyshire; Matlock Bath

Maker

Cardin, J. H.

Class

earth sciences; demonstration

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

glass; stone (alabaster, calcite, fluorspar, blue john (2 sorts), gypsum, barytes (2 sorts), quartz, haematite, iron pyrites, galena, zinc blende, chalcopyrite, erubescite, malachite, cassiterite, pearl spar, lapis lazuli, ‘stalactite’); paper

Dimensions

viewer height 84mm; maximum diameter 49mm key height 79mm; breadth 41mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Trevor Philip and Sons Ltd. on 09/05/1995.

Inscription

‘Key to Grotto of Minerals’ (top of explantory sheet)
‘J. H. Cardin
Geologist & Mineralogist
Matlock Bath.’ (bottom of explanatory notes)

Description Notes

Alabaster jar on turned pedestal with magnifying lens set into top. Contains 20 minerals (some duplicates) fixed to the base of the jar, and numbered with paper labels (some of the labels are missing).
Accompanying paper key gives the identifications of the minerals.

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