Concertina

Charles WheatstoneWW-1831-157706

1831·Rosewood, nickel-silver, leather, paper, ivory, tortoiseshell; case of mahogany·3 × 5 3/4 in. (7.6 × 14.6 cm)

Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003

Catalogue

Year: 1831
Medium: Rosewood, nickel-silver, leather, paper, ivory, tortoiseshell; case of mahogany
Dimensions: 3 × 5 3/4 in. (7.6 × 14.6 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Charles Wheatstone

Artist

Charles Wheatstone

Photography

Sir Charles Wheatstone was an English physicist and inventor best known for his contributions to the development of the Wheatstone bridge, originally invented by Samuel Hunter Christie, which is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance, and as a major figure in the development of telegraphy. His other contributions include the English concertina, the stereoscope and the Playfair cipher.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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