Accession No

0489

Brief Description

opera glasses, 1850 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gilt brass); glass; ivory; organic (tortoiseshell)

Dimensions

length 116mm; breadth 37mm; height 48mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 28/05/1927.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gilt brass mounts; black carved ivory body. Pivoting tortoiseshell handle. Single gilt brass draw tube. Knurled ring focus between tubes.

Condition: fair (couple of cracks in ivory).

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