Accession No

0136

Brief Description

opera glasses, 1850 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

ceramic; enamel; metal (brass); organic (mother-of-pearl); glass

Dimensions

length 100mm; breadth 45mm; height 49mm (note - handle detached); handle length 84mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Sheffield on 25/02/1924 with a telescopic handle (at additional cost). Repairs were carried out by G. Green in 06/1925.

Inscription

Description Notes

Ceramic body; pink enamel with gold stars. Brass mounts. Single brass draw tubes with mother-of-pearl eyepieces and focus adjustment between tubes. Pivoting handle matching body. (Screw fastening broken)

Condition: fair (handle fastening broken).

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