Skip to content
History of Science Museum

Case for a Portable Microscope, 18th Century

Inventory Number 97445


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.97445

Subject
Microscopy
Item type
Object
Other inscriptions
SEE NOTE
Physical material
Wood
Velvet
Silver
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 53mm Width: 170mm Depth: 145mm Weight: 428g
Inventory No
97445

Description

Rectangular shagreen case with green velvet lining, containing 2 silver Lieberkühn's and a pair of tweezers. On the wood at the hinges is a later MS dating 1754-1755. Case found on display without evident corresponding microscope during packing of Middle Gallery June 1999.