panel with slit
Datecirca 1893
Inventory Number1996-1-0483c
ClassificationOptical Accessory
Subject
Maker
Queen & Company
1893 - 1912
User
Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University
founded 1884
Cultural Region
Dimensions10 x 17.2 x 0.1 cm (3 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA sheet of brass is shaped like the profile of a house and has a black finish. There is a slit 6.4 cm long and .6 cm wide. In each corner of the plate on the same side as the signature, there is a countersunk hole. On the reverse side, three of these holes are marked by stamped numerals: 11, 44, and 45.
Signedin cursive by slit: Queen & Co. / Makers / Phila
ProvenanceJefferson Physical Laboratory, prep room; transfer to CHSI in 1967.
Historical AttributesUsed by the prep room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory of Harvard University.
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS0505
Richard W. Thomas
Date: circa 1861
Accessories: bottle and beaker (1998-1-1634a); hydrometer and manual (1998-1-1634b)
Object number: 1998-1-1634
Jacques Guerard
Date: mid 17th-late 17th Century
Object number: 7508
