Adler AIS | Details

Object number

W-248
Classification

Optical Instrument
Object name

Lens
Title

Scioptic Ball
Creator

Unidentified
Description

Used in the aperture of a 'camera obscura' for projecting sunlight onto objects, and from there projecting the image on to a screen. Ball shape with cylindrical hollow through center.
Inscription/Sig.

Unsigned.
Period

c. 1800
Material

wood, glass
Place Of Prod.

England

Dimensions

Frame