Chambre Claire Universelle
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Chambre Claire Universelle

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Chambre Claire Universelle

Camera lucida


ca. 1900
Brass, glass, wood, and fabric
Overall: 1 5/8 × 11 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (4.1 × 29.2 × 7 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
DescriptionCamera lucida, in lined case, with set of twelve lenses.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal, side of clamp, C: P.B. [monogram inside oval line border] \ Chambre Claire Universelle \ Modèle Déposé \ P. BERVILLE _ 25, Chaussée d'Antin. PARIS
Stamped in gilt, on green fabric, lid lining, C: P.BERVILLE \ PARIS [inside artist palette line border]

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