Folding artist's viewer with claude glass and mirror.

Made:: 1875-1900 in London and Regent Street

maker:: Carpenter and Westley

Four folding artist's viewers in horn frame, each with a claude glass and mirror by Carpenter and Wesley, 24 Regents Street, London, England, 1875-1900 (B. 1643, B1648, B1647, B1635).

Details

Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1980-1738

Materials:: tortoiseshell, glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall (closed): 16 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm,
overall (open): 16 mm x 145 mm x 40 mm,

type:: optical drawing aid and claude glass - optical drawing aid

credit:: On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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Folding artist's viewer with claude glass and mirror.

Artist's viewer drawing aid in horn frame, each with a claude glass and mirror by Carpenter and Wesley, 24 Regents Street, London, England, 1875-1900.

Measurements:: overall (closed): 16 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm, Wt. 0.040kg
overall (open): 16 mm x 145 mm x 40 mm,

Materials:: horn , glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1980-1738/1

type:: optical drawing aid and claude glass - optical drawing aid

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Folding artist's viewer with claude glass and mirror.

Artist's viewer drawing aid in horn frame, each with a claude glass and mirror by Carpenter and Wesley, 24 Regents Street, London, England, 1875-1900.

Measurements:: overall (open): 16 mm x 145 mm x 40 mm, .036kg
overall (closed): 16 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm,

Materials:: horn , glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1980-1738/2

type:: optical drawing aid and claude glass - optical drawing aid

Folding artist's viewer with claude glass and mirror.

Artist's viewer drawing aid in horn frame, each with a claude glass and mirror by Carpenter and Wesley, 24 Regents Street, London, England, 1875-1900.

Measurements:: overall (open): 16 mm x 145 mm x 40 mm, .04kg
overall (closed): 16 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm,

Materials:: horn , glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1980-1738/3

type:: optical drawing aid and claude glass - optical drawing aid

Folding artist's viewer with claude glass and mirror.

Artist's viewer drawing aid in horn frame, each with a claude glass and mirror by Carpenter and Wesley, 24 Regents Street, London, England, 1875-1900.