Toy microscope with stand formed from a statuette of a man

Toy microscope with stand formed from a statuette of a man

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Toy microscope with stand formed from a statuette of a man
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Toy microscope with stand formed from a statuette of a man, in walnut case, by Moreau, Paris, 1851-1880

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Category:
Microscopy (Wellcome)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A6832
Materials:
lenses, glass, base, brass, cast, painted gold and green, stand, bronze, body tube, brass, nickelled, tweezers, brass and box, walnut
Measurements:
overall: height 144 mm
body tube: length 45 mm
body tube: diameter 11 mm
statuette: height 112 mm
base: diameter 63 mm
box: height 172 mm
box: length 75 mm
box: width 86 mm
type:
toy and microscope
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)