John Cuff
Cuff-type Miniature Microscope

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Cuff-type Miniature Microscope
Datec. 1760
MediumBrass, glass, ivory, mahogany box
DimensionsOverall (.A, Mahogany Storage Box with insert): 3 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (8.9 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (.B, Eyepiece): 5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (14.6 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (.C, Mirror): 2 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm)
Overall (.D, Glass Vial): 3 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 1 cm)
Overall (.E, Lens): 5/8 × 1/2 in. (1.5 × 1.3 cm)
Overall (.F, Coupling): 1/2 × 1 in. (1.3 × 2.5 cm)
Overall (.G, Knob): 3/8 × 5/8 in. (1 × 1.5 cm)
Overall (.H, Cone shaped element): 5/8 × 3/4 in. (1.5 × 1.9 cm)
Overall (.I, Lens): 5/8 × 5/8 in. (1.5 × 1.5 cm)
Overall (.J, Connector): 1/4 × 3/4 in. (0.6 × 1.9 cm)
Overall (.K, Lens): 5/8 × 9/16 in. (1.5 × 1.4 cm)
Overall (.L, Lens): 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (1 × 2.8 cm)
Overall (.M, Tweezers): 2 1/2 × 7/16 × 3/8 in. (6.4 × 1.1 × 1 cm)
Overall (.N, Spatula?): 2 3/4 × 7/8 × 3/8 in. (7 × 2.3 × 1 cm)
Overall (.O-.T, Specimen Slides): 3 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (7.6 × 1.3 × 0.3 cm)
Overall (.U, Mechanism): 3 5/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (8.4 × 2.3 × 0.6 cm)
Overall (.V, Stand or Mount): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (14 × 8.9 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2009.3
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
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Provenance[Trevor Philip & Sons, Ltd., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2009.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Unsigned

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Thread Caddy
c. 1820–1870
Mahogany, brass
B.2002.11
Lidded Box, Part of a Set
1898–1902
Wood
86.419.A,.B
Lidded Box, Part of a Set
1898–1902
Wood
86.418.A,.B
Lidded Box, Part of a Set
1898–1902
Wood
86.417.A-.C
Lidded Box, Part of a Set
1898–1902
Wood
86.420.A,.B
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Hard stone
63.114
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Hard stone
63.113
Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
4000–1000 BC
Light colored hard stone
63.112
Platform Type Pipe
1900–1960
Stone
63.161