Kaleidoscope

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Kaleidoscope

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.63

Description

A brass kaleidoscope. The body is triangular in shape, and all three exterior and interior sides are mirrored. There is a brass shaped wire that is attached to one side, that can be used to hold the kaleidoscope. The object mechanism is a hollow, circular pieces of glass inside of brass bars, with mostly clear beads and one pink and two purple beads inside.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kaleidoscope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Optical

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Temporary Number

Other Number

NN 2018.60

Dimensions

Height

4-5/8 in

Width

2-1/8 in

Length

7-1/4 in

Material

Glass, Metal, Beads

Condition

Overall Condition

Good