id:			147777
accession number:	1974.15
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.15
updated:		2024-09-12 11:15:44.105000

Microscope, c. 1745– 1765. France, mid-18th century. Gilt bronze mounts; overall: 28.6 x 15.4 x 11.5 cm (11 1/4 x 6 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1974.15

title:				Microscope
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creation date:			c. 1745– 1765
creation date earliest:		1740
creation date latest:		1770
current location:		001A ArtLens Exhibition
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, mid-18th century
technique:	gilt bronze mounts
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 28.6 x 15.4 x 11.5 cm (11 1/4 x 6 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

	title:		Artlens Exhibition 2019
	opening date:   2019-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>Artlens Exhibition 2019</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York
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	(Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 180
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n200

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.15/1974.15_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.15/1974.15_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.15/1974.15_full.tif