Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Camera lucida
Object Number:
Z.1837a-f
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Brass, glass, wood, textile
Dimensions:
case: 1 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 20 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag found in case: "130"
handwritten in ink: on underside of case: "Museum / Accession / #130"
printed paper label: affixed to underside of case: "Isaac / Sc[hnait]man, / OPTICIAN, / 206 N. Second Street / Philadelphia."
Description:
Camera lucida, consisting of cylindrical brass column attached to one side of square brass base, with triangular prism swivel-mounted at top of column; cylindrical mount adjacent to prism holds one of two interchangeable lenses, both circular with brass fittings; parts housed in fitted case with dark brown exterior and olive green velvet lining; short, thin, unsharpened lead pencil also included.
Gallery Label:
The camera lucida, first patented in 1807, was an optical aid used as a drawing device by artists. Isaac Schnaitman (1795-1875) was the first German optician in Philadelphia, arriving in 1824.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
