Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Carpenter & Westley
Title:
Camera lucida.
Published / Created:
London, late 19th century.
Physical Description:
1 camera lucida : brass ; 21 x 5 x 2 cm (unextended)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The top of the case bears the initials G.C.G. on a small silver plaque. This may indicate ownership by George C. Griffiths (1852-1924), lepidopterist and president of the Bristol Naturalists Society (1892-1894).
Subject Terms:
Artists' tools -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Optical instruments. | Image-projecting equipment. | Camera lucidas.
Contributors:
Griffiths, George C., 1852–1924, former owner.