Interference (Polarisation?) pattern on 'Unannealed Glass'

PART OF:
Collection of photographs of polarisation patterns by William Crookes
Made:
1853
maker:
William Crookes

Interference (Polarisation?) pattern on 'Unannealed Glass'. Unannealed glass is brittle and easily broken because it has not been brought to a proper consistency or hardness when being manufactured. One of a collection of photographs of polarisation patterns by William Crookes, 1853.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1987-477/1
Materials:
glass and cardboard
type:
photographs
credit:
Christie's South Kensington Limited