Accession No
0033
Brief Description
spyglass or prospect glass, French [attributed], 1800 (c)
Origin
France [attributed]
Maker
Class
optical
Earliest Date
1800
Latest Date
1800
Inscription Date
Material
metal (gilt metal); wood; glass; cloth (velvet)
Dimensions
box length 37 mm; diameter 55 mm; object glass diameter 40mm
Special Collection
Robert Whipple collection
Provenance
Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Paris in 04/1922.
Inscription
Description Notes
Gilded. 7 draw tubes. Body decorated with gilded figures and scenery on a (?) painted red background. Wooden box; red finish. Blue velvet interior.
Condition: fair (glass cracked, paint flaking).
References
Events
Description
Although Robert Stewart Whipple purchased his first antique instrument in 1913, it was not until the 1920s that his collection really began to grow. This spyglass is one of the first hundred objects that Whipple acquired, and demonstrates the early development of his taste for historic scientific artefacts and books.
07/10/2025
Created by: Hannah Price on 07/10/2025
FM:42334
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