Culpeper microscope in conical case

Made:: 1780-1820 in France

maker:: Unknown

Culpeper microscope in conical case, highly decorated
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Culpeper microscope in conical case, highly decorated, probably French, circa 1800

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A60957

Materials:: lenses, glass, body tube, walnut, body tube, pasteboard, body tube support, wood, body tube support, pasteboard, lacquered, stand, brass, stand, softwood, base and cover, papier mache

Measurements:: overall: height 465 mm
cover: height 413 mm
body tube: length 215 mm
body tube: diameter 60 mm
stand: height 250 mm
base: height 93 mm
base: diameter 175 mm

type:: culpeper microscopes

credit:: Nachet and Son

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