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Optical elements by Claude-Siméon Passemant  (1702–1769)

Date:
ca. 1750
Culture:
French (Paris)
Medium:
Gilt bronze, blue-green sharkskin shagreen, parchment tinted green with gold tooling, steel, brass, mahogany, mirror glass, glass
Dimensions:
Gr. H. 24-1/4 in. (61.6 cm); Gr. W. and D. 10-3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1986
Accession Number:
1986.1a–d

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 525

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