scientific instrument
Object NamePolemoscope
Made FromGlass, Lignum Vitae, Brass, Pasteboard, Leather
Date1750-1799
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueGround, polished, silvered, turned, tooled
SizePolemoscope H: 9.7 cm, Diam (max): 3 cm; Case H: 11.6 cm, Diam (max): 5 cm
Accession Number2019.8.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s
Bonds: Glass Bonds
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPolemoscope. Ground and polished silvered glass; turned lignum vitae, brass; pasteboard case, with tooled leather cover. Polemoscope made of turned lignum vitae wood with brass mounts, glass lenses, and 45 degree mirrors inside placed in a read seal. Polemoscope accompanied by custom two-part pasteboard case with tooled leather cover.Provenance
Source
Van Leest Antiques
- 2019-05-06
