Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue color test
Date: 1943
Inventory Number: WJ1161
Classification: Color Hue Discrimination Test
Subject:
Maker: Dean Farnsworth (fl. 1929 - 1967)
User: Department of Psychology, Harvard University (founded 1934)
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Dimensions:
box: 6.5 x 53.5 x 24 cm (2 9/16 x 21 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Description:
Rectangular wooden box containing four separate wooden racks. They each have a hinged cover and contain 24 numbered, differently hued color caps. (Four are missing here.) The caps at each end of the racks are fixed. The racks are removable. The caps color schemes are based on the Inter-Society Color Council system (on this system, see ISCC website).
The accompanying documents are dated December 1942. They comprise general explanation on how to conduct the test, and record sheets in the shape of a circle, named "100-HUE CIRCUIT TEST". Once done, the circular charts give a visual representation of the test results, which can then be analysed.
The accompanying documents are dated December 1942. They comprise general explanation on how to conduct the test, and record sheets in the shape of a circle, named "100-HUE CIRCUIT TEST". Once done, the circular charts give a visual representation of the test results, which can then be analysed.
Signedon all four rack covers: FARNSWORTH_MUNSELL 100 HUES / FOR THE EXAMINATION OF / ANOMALOUS COLOR VISION / ISCC APR.1943
Inscribedfront of box: FARNSWORTH-MUNSELL COLOR TEST
on papers: Munsell Hundred Hues in Color as Arranged in Four Panels for the Examination of ANOMALOUS COLOR VISION. By Dean Farnsworth.
on papers: Munsell Hundred Hues in Color as Arranged in Four Panels for the Examination of ANOMALOUS COLOR VISION. By Dean Farnsworth.
FunctionThis test was designed for color perception. The task is to arrange 100 color discs (in four separate racks of 25 discs) in a sequence with minimal separation of hue between adjacent discs. It is used to measure hue discrimination.
Primary SourcesD. Farnsworth, "Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue and Dichotomous Tests for Color Vision," Journal of the Optical Society of America 33 (1943): 568-578.
ProvenancePsychology Department, William James Hall, Harvard University.