wooden stand for lodestone
Datecirca 1820
Inventory NumberDW0100b
ClassificationStand
Subject
Cultural Region
Dimensions60.7 × 40.4 × 20.7 cm (23 7/8 × 15 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
Material
Accessorieslodestone (DW0100a)
DescriptionThis is a medium-sized fruitwood frame consisting of two columns on a rectangular base, with a curving top and a centrally-placed brass hook.
The wooden finials and the brass hook at the top of the frame can be unscrewed so that the frame can be disassembled.
The wooden finials and the brass hook at the top of the frame can be unscrewed so that the frame can be disassembled.
Signedunsigned
FunctionThis stand was used to display the lodestone for magnetic experiments.
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, July 28, 1966 (lot 25/2).
Charles-Louis Chevalier
Date: circa 1820
Accessories: (b) glass cup (stored separately on same shelf); (c) long, Y-shaped brass tube (tied to pump)
Object number: DW0822a-c
Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena
Date: circa 1886
Accessories: oculars (2): 1, 2; objectives (3): D, F, 1/12 HI; double nosepiece; Abbe condenser; iris diaphragm; cylinder-diaphragm on slide; articulated substage mirror; parts box [1084b]; Abbe drawing camera [1084c]; flat case; key.
Object number: 1084a
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: circa 1962
Accessories: green cardboard storage box
mohagony storage box
instruction card inside lid of box
five small instruction pamphlets
Leroy Lettering guide
Object number: 1989-4-0016
Elliott Brothers
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: original mahogany storage case
trade card from William D. Hocker, Inc
two original curatorial cards
Object number: DW0518
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS1425a
William Cary
Date: 1825-1850
Accessories: oak case with brass hinges and hooks; plastic wrapping
Object number: 5220
Henry Plympton
Date: circa 1835
Accessories: troy weights (1998-1-0038b); instruction manual (1998-1-0038c)
Object number: 1998-1-0038a
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