Accession No

0717

Brief Description

spyglass or prospect glass, by W. Hawkes-Grice, English, 1815-1825

Origin

England; London; Bond Street

Maker

Hawkes-Grice, W.

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1815

Latest Date

1825

Inscription Date

Material

ivory; metal (gilt); glass

Dimensions

length 35 mm; diameter 48 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from F.R. Widdlewerk, Torquay, England, on 25/03/1933.

Inscription

‘W. Hawkes Grice
late Fraser
Bond St London’

Description Notes

Ivory body with relief decoration. Gilt mounts. 6 gilt draw tubes. Screw-in eyepiece with flange.

Condition: good.

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