Accession No

1004

Brief Description

telescope eyepiece with micrometer, by John Rowley, English, 1710 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Rowley, John

Accession No

5390

Brief Description

pestle and mortar

Origin

Maker

Accession No

5418

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting Eurotium (Aspergillus): mature ascocarp, by L. Kny, German

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Kny, L. [artist] Laure [lithographer] Wiegandt, Hempel and Parey [publisher]

Accession No

0365

Brief Description

4-inch (100mm) terrestrial globe, in silver, purportedly by Paulus de Furlanis, c. 1575, but actually a modern fake, c. 1925

Origin

Italy; Verona [purported]; England [tentative attribution]

Maker

fake, unknown maker Paulus de Furlanis [purported]

Accession No

3401

Brief Description

sounder, “Walker’s Harpoon II Depth Finder”, by Thomas Walker and Son Ltd., English, 1850 - 1900 (c)

Origin

England; Birmingham; 58 Oxford Street

Maker

Thomas Walker and Son Ltd.

Accession No

2305

Brief Description

pressure tube anemometer, by Lilley and Son, English, 19th Century

Origin

England; London; Limehouse; 7 Jamaica Terrace

Maker

Lilley and Son

Accession No

0999

Brief Description

astrolabe, with mater, rete, rule, single latitude plate, and pin, French [attributed], 15th Century (with modern repairs)

Origin

France [attributed]

Maker

Accession No

1090

Brief Description

mercury barometer, by John Bennet, English, 3rd quarter 18th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

Bennett, John

Accession No

5911

Brief Description

vanity fair print of Roderick Murchison, November 26th, 1870

Origin

England

Maker

published by Vanity Fair

Accession No

6544

Brief Description

papier-mâché and painted wood didactic model of a horse fetlock, by Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux, French, c. 1881

Origin

France; Normandy

Maker

Auzoux, Louis Thomas Jérôme