Interior at Slough showing 40ft reflector mirror
Photograph in mount. Probably an interior at Observatory House (the Herschel family residence) in Slough. Shows 40ft reflector mirror and reflected in it, a water colour of the 40ft, Russell portrait of Herschel above a mantelpiece and a zone clock. Mount slightly yellowed with age. Stored inside brown envelope in cardboard box.
Object Details
| ID: | AST1110 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Photoprint |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1920 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 400 mm x 320 mm |