bell jar for Zeiss Stand 1c compound microscope
Date: 1898-1905
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1931b
Classification: Bell Jar
Subject:
Maker: Carl Zeiss, Optische Werkstätte, Jena (1846 - 1904)
Maker: Carl Zeiss Jena (1904 - 1948)
Maker: Carl Zeiss (company timeline) (founded 1846)
Owner: Arthur Fitch Benson (born 1869)
Cultural Region:
City of Use:
Jena,
Dimensions:
bell jar: 41.8 x 23.4 x 23.4 cm (16 7/16 x 9 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
Glass bell jar with knob at the top.
This bell jar goes with a collection of cases and accessories that belonged to a large Zeiss stand Ic microscope (which was stolen in 1971 from the donor).
This bell jar goes with a collection of cases and accessories that belonged to a large Zeiss stand Ic microscope (which was stolen in 1971 from the donor).
Signedunsigned
Historical AttributesThis instrument was used by Mr. Arthur Fitch Benson of Salem, MA. He was born in 1869 and was a younger brother of the American artist, Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951), also from Salem.
The microscope and accessories were passed down in the Benson family to Arthur's niece, Sylvia Benson (b. 1898), who was the artist's daughter. She is pictured (standing) in an impressionistic oil painting made in North Haven, Maine in 1909 by Benson, entitled "Summer." The painting is at the Museum of Art of the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, RI.
In June 1971, the microscope was stolen from the family, but the case and accessories were not. On May 2, 1972, the remains were given to CHSI by Sylvia Benson (Mrs. Ralph Lawson).
The microscope and accessories were passed down in the Benson family to Arthur's niece, Sylvia Benson (b. 1898), who was the artist's daughter. She is pictured (standing) in an impressionistic oil painting made in North Haven, Maine in 1909 by Benson, entitled "Summer." The painting is at the Museum of Art of the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, RI.
In June 1971, the microscope was stolen from the family, but the case and accessories were not. On May 2, 1972, the remains were given to CHSI by Sylvia Benson (Mrs. Ralph Lawson).
ProvenanceArthur Fitch Benson of Salem, MA; gift to niece, Silvia Benson (Mrs. Ralph Lawson), the daughter of the artist, Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), before 1971; gift to CHSI, 1972.
