Culpeper-type microscope with scrolled legs and drawer for accessories in box base

Culpeper-type microscope with scrolled legs and drawer for

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Culpeper-type microscope with scrolled legs and drawer for accessories in box base, English, late 18th century

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A99773
Materials:
body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, lenses, glass, base, oak, base to box and drawer and base, mahogany
Measurements:
overall: height 394 mm
body tube: length 218 mm
body tube: diameter 46 mm
body tube support: length 90 mm
body tube support above stage: height 62 mm
stage above base: height 102 mm
stage: diameter 98 mm
base: width 166 mm
base: length 164 mm
base: height 56 mm
type:
culpeper microscopes
credit:
Baur, H.