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- OBJECT TYPE
- microscope/prepared/biological
- DATE
- 1895–1954
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2012.0509.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Smith, Frank P.
- MODEL
- Misumena vatia
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass slide and cover slip, paper label, biological sample of a spider, a resin (possible) glue and a metal ring
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.6 cm
- Width
- 2.6 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Research
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Smith
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1895-1954
- Canada
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This is an extremely rare of collection documenting the work and processes of a slide preparer, C.R. Percival. Slide preparation is the foundation of microscopy and its images and yet seldom has this kind of history been told, and almost never preserved in material form. C.R. Percival had learned the art and science of slide preparation in England at the turn of the century. He then took up the trade in Toronto where he spent the majority of his life. Above all, this collection provides a comprehensive understanding of the multilayered material, scientific, artisanal, commercial and social processes behind the production of microscopic images. In an era when people and especially students take for granted the creation of scientific imagery, this collection documents in rich, well preserved historical detail the means microscopic images are created (and interpreted) within particular historic conditions. The Canadian and British provenance for this collection is very well-documented back to C.R. Percival. (From Acquisition Worksheet, see Ref. 1) - Function
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A glass slide prepared for examining a specimen under a microscope. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the label on the proper top of the slide: "BRITISH ARANEAE./ Misumena/ calycina (=vatia)/ [Mars symbol]. [Venus symbol]./IDENTIFIED BY/ FRANK P. SMITH."
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Clear glass slide labelled with a light beige paper label with faded black ink handwriting and black trim. On the slide are two whole spiders, one dark brown with a lighter abdomen and a second of a mostly light brown colour. They are placed inside a covered, round raised cell made of a shiny black material with a circle of gold-coloured material inside the black circle. On the bottom of the slide, the bottom of the ring of the cell can be seen, showing a silver- or brass-coloured ring of metal.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Smith, Frank P., Slide, circa 1895–1954, Artifact no. 2012.0509, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0509.001/
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