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Stereoscope
1901
Metal with incised decorations,wood, and glass on paper
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2007.18.2
Geography:
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Photographs
Collection:
Dr. Anthony R. Michaelis Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- glass - An amorphous, inorganic substance made by fusing silica (silicon dioxide) with a basic oxide; generally transparent but often translucent or opaque. Its characteristic properties are its hardness and rigidity at ordinary temperatures, its capacity for plastic working at elevated temperatures, and its resistance to weathering and to most chemicals except hydrofluoric acid. Used for both utilitarian and decorative purposes, it can be formed into various shapes, colored or decorated. Glass originated as a glaze in Mesopotamia in about 3500 BCE and the first objects made wholly of glass date to about 2500 BCE.
- incising - The process and technique of producing, forming, or tracing a pattern, text, or other usually linear motif by cutting, carving, or engraving.
- metal - Any of a large group of substances that typically show a characteristic luster, are good conductors of electricity and heat, are opaque, can be fused, and are usually malleable or ductile.
- stereoscopes - Viewers in which pairs of stereoscopic images are mounted and appear as a single, three-dimensional image when viewed. Use for objects designed to view individual stereo cards, usually photographic prints. For the devices used to view wheels of mounted transparencies, marketed as a children's toy from the mid-20th century, use "stereoviewers."
- wood - The principal tissue of trees and other plants that provides both strength and a means of conducting nutrients. Wood is one of the most versatile materials known.
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Double Take: Selected Views from the Photography Collection at Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College , 9/27/2011 - 12/22/2011