Microscope, compound / box

Description

Compound microscope signed by John Marshall, London, c. 1715

Museum reference

T.1974.120

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Microscope, compound / box

Production information

John Marshall
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1715

Materials

Brass, Glass, Lead, Leather, Pasteboard, Wood

Physical description

Gold-tooled, pasteboard and green leather body, turned wooden upper body, brass pillar, lead-weighted wooden base

Associations

Inscribed on the box: Edward Waller Martin