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C. R. PERCIVAL’S MICROSCOPE SLIDE COLLECTION

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C. R. PERCIVAL’S MICROSCOPE SLIDE COLLECTION

C. R. Percival spent his life capturing the beauty of nature so others could study it. His skill at collecting and preparing samples meant his slides were shared worldwide.

The conservation team at the Museum has taken micrographs (photographs through a microscope) of these slides.


Browse the Micrographs

Orb-Weaver Spider

Orb-Weaver Spider

Crab Spider

Crab Spider

Spider Eyes

Spider Eyes

Pseudoscorpion

Pseudoscorpion

Spider Fangs

Spider Fangs

Spider Feet from Tarantula

Spider Feet from Tarantula

Polar Bear Hair

Polar Bear Hair

Bat Hair

Bat Hair

Beaver Hair

Beaver Hair

Rhinoceros Horn Section

Rhinoceros Horn Section

Palate (tongue) of a mollusc

Palate (tongue) of a mollusc

Palate (tongue) of a Snail

Palate (tongue) of a Snail

Common Sole Skin

Common Sole Skin

Monitor Lizard Skin

Monitor Lizard Skin

Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)

Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)

Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)

Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)

Diatoms on Algae

Diatoms on Algae

Marine Algae

Marine Algae

Spines of Sand Dollar

Spines of Sand Dollar

Young Brittle Star

Young Brittle Star

Bones of Brittle Star

Bones of Brittle Star

Marine Worm

Marine Worm

Spicules from Sea Fan

Spicules from Sea Fan

Shells from Stanley

Shells from Stanley

Foraminifera from Herne Bay

Foraminifera from Herne Bay

Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea

Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea

Human Tooth Section

Human Tooth Section

Sea Snail

Sea Snail

Tentacles of Goose Barnacle

Tentacles of Goose Barnacle

 

Orb-Weaver Spider

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Orb-weaver Spider
 
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Name

Orb-Weaver Spider (Gasteracantha)

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Orb-Weaver Spider slide
 
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Name

Orb-Weaver Spider (Gasteracantha)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0494

Crab Spider

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Crab Spider (Xysticus kochii)

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Crab Spider (Xysticus kochii)

Made by

Frank P. Smith

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0511

Spider Eyes

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Spider Eyes (Heteropoda)

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Spider Eyes (Heteropoda)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1907

Artifact Number

2012.0520

Pseudoscorpion

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Pseudoscorpion (Chelifers latreillii)

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Pseudoscorpion (Chelifers latreillii)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1920

Artifact Number

2012.0543

Spider Fangs

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Spider Fangs (Dysdera crocata)

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Spider Fangs (Dysdera crocata)

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Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0557

Spider Feet from Tarantula

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Spider Feet from Tarantula

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Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0559

Polar Bear Hair

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Polar Bear Hair

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Polar Bear Hair

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0573

Bat Hair

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Bat Hair

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Bat Hair

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1916

Artifact Number

2012.0578

Beaver Hair

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Beaver Hair

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Beaver Hair

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1916

Artifact Number

2012.0581

Rhinoceros Horn Section

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Rhinoceros Horn Section

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Rhinoceros Horn Section

Made by

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Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0588

Palate (tongue) of a mollusc

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Palate (tongue) of a mollusc (Phorcus lineatus)

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Palate (tongue) of a mollusc (Phorcus lineatus)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1916

Artifact Number

2012.0596

Palate (tongue) of a Snail

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Palate (tongue) of a Snail (Helix pomatia)

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Name

Palate (tongue) of a Snail (Helix pomatia)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1910

Artifact Number

2012.0598

Common Sole Skin

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Common Sole (Solea vulgaris) Skin

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Name

Common Sole (Solea vulgaris) Skin

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1918

Artifact Number

2012.0615

Monitor Lizard Skin

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Monitor Lizard Skin

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Monitor Lizard Skin

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0617

Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)

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Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)

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Crystals (Cadmium Chloride)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0627

Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)

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Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)

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Crystals (Strontium Platinocyanide)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0629

Diatoms on Algae

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Diatoms on Algae (Grammatophora)

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Diatoms on Algae (Grammatophora)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1907

Artifact Number

2012.0660

Marine Algae

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Marine Algae (Polysiphonia fastigiata)

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Name

Marine Algae (Polysiphonia fastigiata)

Made by

Unknown

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0682

Spines of Sand Dollar

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Spines of Sand Dollar (Echinarachnius parma)

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Spines of Sand Dollar (Echinarachnius parma)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0699

Young Brittle Star

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Young Brittle Star (Ophiura albida)

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Young Brittle Star (Ophiura albida)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0702

Bones of Brittle Star

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Bones of Brittle Star

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1920

Artifact Number

2012.0705

Marine Worm

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Marine Worm

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Marine Worm

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1915

Artifact Number

2012.0709

Spicules from Sea Fan

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Spicules from Sea Fan (Eugorgia nobilis)

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Spicules from Sea Fan (Eugorgia nobilis)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1915

Artifact Number

2012.0717

Shells from Stanley

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Shells from Stanley, Tasmania

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Shells from Stanley, Tasmania

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0725

Foraminifera from Herne Bay

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Foraminifera from Herne Bay, England

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Foraminifera from Herne Bay, England

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0761

Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea

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Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea

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Name

Foraminifera from the Mediterranean Sea

Made by

Frank P. Smith

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0772

Human Tooth Section

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Human Tooth Section (Upper bicuspid)

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Name

Human Tooth Section (Upper bicuspid)

Made by

Charles Robert Percival

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0796

Sea Snail

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Name

Sea Snail (Patella vulgate)

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Name

Sea Snail (Patella vulgate)

Made by

E. Hinton

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0827

Tentacles of Goose Barnacle

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Tentacles of Goose Barnacle (Lepas anatifera)

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Name

Tentacles of Goose Barnacle (Lepas anatifera)

Made by

E. Hinton

Date

1895-1954

Artifact Number

2012.0828

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