Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Glass slide and cover with paper covering on the slide and paper label, wood spacer, fibre tape and shells

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

7,7 cm

Largeur

2,7 cm

Hauteur

S/O

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Recherche

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

PERCIVAL

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

1895-1954

Canada

This is an extremely rare of collection documenting the work and processes of a slide preparer, C.R. Percival. Slide preparation is the foundation of microscopy and its images and yet seldom has this kind of history been told, and almost never preserved in material form. C.R. Percival had learned the art and science of slide preparation in England at the turn of the century. He then took up the trade in Toronto where he spent the majority of his life. Above all, this collection provides a comprehensive understanding of the multilayered material, scientific, artisanal, commercial and social processes behind the production of microscopic images. In an era when people and especially students take for granted the creation of scientific imagery, this collection documents in rich, well preserved historical detail the means microscopic images are created (and interpreted) within particular historic conditions. The Canadian and British provenance for this collection is very well-documented back to C.R. Percival. (From Acquisition Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Fonction

A glass slide prepared for examining a specimen under a microscope.

Technique

Inconnu

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

On the labels on the proper top of the slide: "Chalk Marl/ From/ Oxted, Surrey/ England"/ In tiny lettering on each of the three grids of specimens: "FORAMINIFERA/ 1 2 3 4/ 5 6 7 8/ 9 10 11 12/ Mounted by C.R. Percival."/ On the round label: "459"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Glass slide with a spacer covered on the top with black paper, on which there are markings in white and a small beige paper label with black ink handwriting. The sides are uncovered, and are a light brown wood. The proper bottom is clear glass with a white paper liner visible and there is a black fabric tape connecting a clear glass cover the same size as the slide. On the slide are three sections of twelve specimens on a black background with off-white lines delineating the sections and off-white markings.

Décoration

S/O