scientific instrument
Object NameNicol Prism Polarization Analyzer
Made FromGlass, Brass, Wood
TechniqueAssembled
Size(a) Analyzer H: 3.1 cm, Diam (max): 3.5 cm; (bc) Case H: 4.5 cm, Diam (max): 4.2 cm
Accession Number2019.8.8 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionNicol Prism Polarization Analyzer. Glass, brass, wood, assembled. (a) Brass Nicol prism analyzer set within a wood mount in a brass tube. (bc) Two-part brass tube-shaped case.Provenance
Source
Tesseract
- 2018-10-31-2019-09-04
Purchased from an estate sale through Flints Auctions Ltd., London. Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine. October 31, 2018. Lot 42: A Rare Charles Wheatstone Polarization Sundial by William H. Darker. Est.: £1,000-1,500. Sold: £1,000 to Tesseract, the current dealer.
Purchased from an estate sale through Flints Auctions Ltd., London. Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine. October 31, 2018. Lot 42: A Rare Charles Wheatstone Polarization Sundial by William H. Darker. Est.: £1,000-1,500. Sold: £1,000 to Tesseract, the current dealer.
Former Collection
Tesseract
- 2011
Unknown sale price. Sold to English purchaser, who died in 2018.
Unknown sale price. Sold to English purchaser, who died in 2018.
about 1770
1725-1775
Jane Beebe
about 1870
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