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Portlight
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A patent glass in a wooden gunport. It has a round glass with the convex, matte side protruding outward; on the inside, it is fixed in the conical opening in the wood with a copper ring. On the outside, a horseshoe-shaped fitting is indicated with scratches. Comparable to MC-237-1.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortlight. c. 1832. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
