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- OBJECT TYPE
- microscope/prepared/biological
- DATE
- 1895–1907
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2012.0660.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Percival, Charles Robert
- MODEL
- 393 Grammatophora
- LOCATION
- Walthamstow, England
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, algae sample with diatoms and a resin (possible) glue
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
- PERCIVAL
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Walthamstow
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1895-1954
- Canada
-
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
-
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: "C. R. PERCIVAL,/ Diatoms on Algae/ Gramatophora/ (Australia)/ 108, WOOD STREET,/ WALTHAMSTOW."/ On the smaller round label: "393"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Clear glass slide with a square beige paper label with black trim and printing and black ink handwriting. There is also a round beige paper label with black ink handwritten number. On the slide is a small leaf-like piece of algae set in a transparent, slightly yellow substance under a clear glass cover slip. The edge of the cover slip is sealed with rings of three different colours of substances: an off-white ring at the outside and bottom; a thin red ring and a black ring closest to the centre.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Percival, Charles Robert, Slide, between 1895–1907, Artifact no. 2012.0660, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0660.001/
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