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Lens with mount
    • Setting:
      Room IX
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      late 18th cent.
    • Materials:
      glass, wood
    • Dimensions:
      lens diameter 75 mm, mount diameter 160 mm
    • Inventory:
      2583
    • Lens with mount (Inv. 2583)

Plano-convex converging lens with a strong curvature, called a "bull's eye," mounted in a wooden ring. Probably an accessory for an optical bench.