Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stereoscope
Object Number:
INV.1112
Date:
ca. 1880-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass, aluminum
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7 x 12 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 17.8 x 32.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside: "WARRANTED/ UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD/ MANUFACTURERS/ NEW YORK/ PATENT APPLIED FOR"
molded: on the mask: "SUN SCULPTURE/ TRADEMARK" below a corona of sunbeams and around an impressed insignia
Description:
Hand-held stereoscope with a sliding, wooden stereograph holder, folding turned handle and an aluminum mask with tooled scroll decoration, a velvet lined rim and two square glass viewing lenses.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
