Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

6

Nombre total de parties

13

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Cardboard (possible) tray base with wood sides

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

19,6 cm

Largeur

18,3 cm

Hauteur

S/O

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Recherche

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Millikin Lawley

Pays

England

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

London

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

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)

Fonction

A tray to hold and stabilize microscope slides within a wooden box.

Technique

Inconnu

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

In pencil on the proper front: "5"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Tray with a white liner on the inside and light brown on the bottom, and light coloured unfinished wood sides to hold the slides in place.

Décoration

S/O