Accession No

0216

Brief Description

spyglass/prospect glass, French, c.1805

Origin

France

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1805

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver plate); ivory; glass

Dimensions

length 52mm; diameter 45mm; object diameter 43mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Brussels on 31/03/1925.

Inscription

‘NAB xxix’ (?xx; not clear) (on inner tube)

Description Notes

Ivory body. Bell-shaped, decorated with Napoleonic symbols painted in black onto body: ‘N’ surrounded by victor’s wreath. Crossed cannons. Spreadeagle. Napoleonic head in cartouche surmounted by crown.
2 draw tubes. Silver plated. Screw-in eyepiece and objective.
Glue from a label (?) on second draw tube; 19-1-2000.

Condition: fair (some cracks in the ivory).

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