Accession No

0165

Brief Description

spyglass or prospect glass, French, 1800 (c)

Origin

France

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

organic (mother-of-pearl); metal (gilt metal); glass

Dimensions

length 49mm; diameter 42mm; object glass diameter 39mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

Description Notes

Faceted mother-of-pearl body with gilded mounts separating wide base from tapering upper section. Two gilded draw tubes. Screw fit eyepiece and objective.
Objective lens loose.

Condition: fair (lens loose).

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