small mirror mounted on rod
Date1895-1910
Inventory Number2007-1-0545
ClassificationMirror
Subject
Maker
Société Lumière
?
founded 1893
User
Radcliffe College
1894 - 1999
Maker
Harvard College
founded 1636
Cultural Region
Dimensions18.4 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm (7 1/4 × 9/16 × 1/2 in.)
Material
DescriptionA heavy brass rod is topped with a narrower column, which supports a small, square mirror. The silvering is on the front surface. The upper portion of the rod and column are painted black.
The rod could be inserted into a base on an optical bench or table, or could be hand-held.
The rod could be inserted into a base on an optical bench or table, or could be hand-held.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedin orange paint on handle: H
Curatorial RemarksAttribution to Société Lumière is based on the similarities in style and material to another stand (2007-1-0543) and a signed metal frame (2007-1-0544).
ProvenanceUsed in the optics laboratory of Harvard College and later Byerly Hall, Radcliffe College; transferred to CHSI in 1964.
Société Lumière
Date: 1895-1910
Object number: 2007-1-0543
Société Lumière
Date: 1895-1910
Object number: 2007-1-0544
American
Date: circa 1960
Accessories: dust cover
Object number: 1997-1-0043
Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
Date: 1860-1875
Object number: 1996-1-0531
Hugh Powell
Date: 1841
Accessories: oculars (2); objectives (3): 1/2, 1/8, 1/4 with attachable Lieberkühn; stage slide holder; stage fish plate holder; X-Y mechanical stage; fish plate; prepared slides (2); plain glass slides (2) and cover slips (2); box of cover slips; sponge; cotton bag; folding scalpel; fish plate; mount for stage forceps; fishhook; assorted hardware; case
Object number: 1164
Edward Marmaduke Clarke
Date: 1838-1840
Accessories: 5 objectives for simple microscope; 2 objectives for compound microscope (1 in can; 1 with lieberkuhn); cup diaphragm with lieberkuhn in brass box; brass box of cover slips; stage forceps; tweezers; 2 live boxes; frog plate; bull's eye; fish tube wire; wrench; chamois; 2 unmounted lenses; 40 prepared slides; standing case; 2 keys.
Object number: 1018