Accession No

0977

Brief Description

spyglass or prospect glass, by Long and Johnston, English, early 19th Century

Origin

England; London; Royal Exchange

Maker

Long and Johnston

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

fishskin (shagreen); wood (ebony and one other); glass; metal (silver); cloth

Dimensions

length 70 mm; depth 49 mm; objective diameter 41mm; extended length 93mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Long and Johnston Royal Exchange London’

Description Notes

Shagreen body; ebony mounts and eyepiece. Silver draw-tube. Shagreen-covered wooden box.

Condition: fair (draw tube stuck; 28-1-2000).

References

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