German Oculus Placido Disk or Keratoscope Opthalmologist Tool metallic vase base and tail feathers

base and tail feathers

a disciple of Bernard Leach

New Mexico

I think he would be great holding a bunch of flowers or a few branches of fall leaves or winter berries

I am not quite sure what purpose it might have had other than to serve as a decorative souvenir

German Oculus Placido Disk or Keratoscope Opthalmologist Tool metallic vase base and tail feathersI bought this old Placido Disk, or Keratoscope, not knowing exactly what it was, because it reminded me of Duchamp's "Rotoreliefs," and also because I thought it could serve as a great prop for all sorts of things, including perhaps a low budget Sci Fi film! I've since learned that this device, invented in the late 19th century, is an ophthalmic instrument used to assess the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea: a series of concentric rings is