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Object NameLightweight Mirror Prototype
Made FromGlass
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueFused silica glass, assembled
SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm, Diam (max): 45.9 cm, Th: 5 cm
Accession Number99.8.46
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLightweight Mirror Prototype. Colorless fused silica glass; assembled. Concave circular shape. bottom solid convex sheet, top solid concave sheet with interior composed of small squares with hole in center of each side, except of 2-3 cube sections and 1-4 cube sections which have solid sides.
Provenance
Source Corning Inc. - 1999
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Leopold Blaschka
1800-1899
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Leopold Blaschka
1800-1899
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Leopold Blaschka
1800-1899
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Leopold Blaschka
1800-1899
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Leopold Blaschka
1800-1899
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Leopold Blaschka
1800-1899