Ornate boxfoot microscope
- Made:
- 1752
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LicenseOrnate boxfoot microscope, possibly Italian, dated 1752
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Ornate boxfoot microscope, possibly Italian, dated 1752
Details
- Category:
- Microscopy (Wellcome)
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A56307
- Materials:
- body tube, tortoiseshell, body tube, ivory, body tube, brass, body tube support, brass, stage, brass, base, ringwood and base, mahogany, veneer
- Measurements:
-
overall: height 378 mm
body tube without eyecup: length 132 mm
body tube: diameter 48 mm
body tube support: height 166 mm
stage: width 186 mm
stage: length 124 mm
stage, from top of base: height 85 mm
base: length 219 mm
base: width 205 mm
base: height 95 mm
- type:
- boxfoot microscopes
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
