Accession No

0398

Brief Description

spyglass/prospect glass, by Gilbert, English, 1765-1795

Origin

England; London

Maker

Gilbert

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1765

Latest Date

1795

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver, silver plate); wood (maple (?)); ivory; glass

Dimensions

length 64mm; diameter 40mm; objective diameter 40mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 28/09/1928 for 15s.

Inscription

‘GILBERT * LONDON’

Description Notes

Wood body (maple?). Silver and ivory mounts. Single silver plate draw tube. Ivory eyepiece. Screw-in eyepiece.

Condition: fair (draw tube stuck; 19-1-2000).

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