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Disc of Flint Glass

Claude Marie Ferrier1851

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Photograph of a disc of flint glass with concentric circles on its surface, possibly a fresnel lens to be used in optical devices, produced by Chance Brothers and Co.

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  • Title: Disc of Flint Glass
  • Creator: Claude-Marie Ferrier
  • Date Created: 1851
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.7 × 15.5 cm (6 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Salted paper print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.699.3.33
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to Claude-Marie Ferrier (French, 1811 - 1889)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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