Accession No

0166

Brief Description

prospect glass or spyglass, 1800 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gilt metal); glass; wood

Dimensions

case diameter 58mm; height 38mm; object glass diameter 46mm; extended length 91mm; retracted length 24mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Leyburn, Yorkshire, on 19/06/1924.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gilt body with relief star and herringbone decoration. 7 draw tubes. Screw-in eyepiece. Wooden box with red finish.

Condition: good (box: fair/poor).

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