Accession No

0037

Brief Description

spyglass prospect glass by Derepas

Origin

France

Maker

Derepas

Class

optical

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, gilt metal); ivory; glass

Dimensions

length 42mm; diameter 23mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from M. Beichon, Paris, in 04/1922.

Inscription

‘Derepas Palais Royal 24’

Description Notes

Ivory body; brass mounts. Engraved with coat of arms surmounted by crown with lion and unicorn on either side. 2 gilt draw tubes. Screw-on (?) ivory eyepiece. Screw fit objective.

Condition: good.

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