Oval Concave Mirror (c.1740-50), in sharkskin case

Made:: 1740-1750

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Oval Concave Mirror (c.1740-50), in sharkskin case
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Oval Concave Mirror (c.1740-50), in sharkskin case

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1993-1221

type:: mirrors

credit:: National Maritime Museum

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Oval Concave Mirror (c.1740-50), in sharkskin case

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