Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Microscope and accessories in case
Object Number:
INV.495a-m
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Brass, wood, glass, ivory, mica
Dimensions:
Overall (microscope): 10 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (26.7 x 8.6 cm)
Case: 13 x 5 x 5 in. ( 33 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
typewritten: on label affixed to underside of case: "CASE FOR MICROSCOPE which belonged to / Colonel Benjamin Walker [on exhibition] / Presented by Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild, / November 1, 1920."
Description:
Brass microscope with two sets of tripod scroll supports, circular handle and mirrored glass, on circular base; in six-sided, pylon-shaped wooden case with a brass loop on top and a hinged door with an inset brass and steel lock; wide, felt-lined drawer in base of interior contains four ivory, mica and brass slides, two brass optical parts, three lenses, and a tiny ivory cannister for mica slides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild, 1920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
