Accession No

0113

Brief Description

spyglass or prospect glass, English, 1800 (c)

Origin

England

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

organic (tortoiseshell); metal (silver, silver plate); glass

Dimensions

max diameter 47mm; height closed 47mm; object glass diameter 46mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Paris on 23/07/1923.

Inscription

Description Notes

Tortoiseshell body. Silver mounts. 3 silver-plated draw tubes.

Condition: good/fair.

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