Accession No

1834

Brief Description

spyglass or prospect glass, English, c.1800

Origin

England

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (metal alloy, silver-plate); glass; paper (papier mâché)

Dimensions

length case 71; depth 42mm; retracted length 62mm; objective diameter 36mm

Special Collection

Heywood collection

Provenance

Purchased from the Professor Harold Heywood collection under estate duty exemption benefit with the assistance of a Science Museum PRISM grant-in-aid.

Inscription

Description Notes

Metal alloy body (once covered with black enamel/lacquer - only remnants). Silver-plated mounts. Single silver-plated draw tube. Silver-plated screw-in eyepiece. Screw fit objective. Papier mâché box with red finish.

Condition: fair (ring at top of body loose).

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