Accession No

0429

Brief Description

opera glasses in case, 1840 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1840

Latest Date

1840

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver-plate); organic (tortoiseshell); glass; hide (leather); wood; cloth (silk)

Dimensions

case length 124mm; breadth 42mm; height 28mm; opera glasses extended length 62mm; breadth 114mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 05/1927.

Inscription

‘8 CASTIGLIONE * 16 STE AVOYE’

Description Notes

Brass and silver-plated eyepiece; pivoted tortoiseshell handle; knurled tortoiseshell ring operates rack and pinion focus extending (?) glazed silk bellows. Tortoiseshell objective. Rack folds over eyepiece when closed. Leather-covered shaped wooden case with green silk lining.

Condition: good/fair.

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