Culpeper microscope

Made:: 1731-1770

Culpeper microscope
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Culpeper microscope, with tooled red leather on body tube and support, possibly Dutch, mid 18th century

Details

Category:: Microscopy (Wellcome)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A56438

Materials:: lenses, glass, body tube, brass, body tube, leather, red, gold-tooled, covered, body tube support, brass, body tube support, leather, legs & stage, brass and base, lignum vitae

Measurements:: overall: height 375 mm
body tube: length 230 mm
body tube: diameter 44 mm
stand: height 183 mm
stage: diameter 100 mm
base: diameter 152 mm

type:: culpeper microscopes

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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