Microscope
Object type: Microscope
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Claude-Siméon Passemant
Artist bio: 1702–1769
Artist role: Maker
Date: ca. 1750
Medium: Gilt bronze, shagreen, tinted parchment with gold tooling, steel, brass, mahogany, mirror glass, glass
Dimensions: Gr. H. 24-1/4 in. (61.6 cm); Gr. W. and D. 10-3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1986
Accession year: 1986
Tags: Science