Accession No

0400

Brief Description

jealousy glass or diagonal glass, circa 1750

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1750

Inscription Date

Material

organic (horn); metal (silver); wood (ebony); glass

Dimensions

length 90mm; max diameter 31mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from Stevens Auction Rooms via T.H. Court on 17/09/1928.

Inscription

Description Notes

Horn body. Scalloped silver mount. Ebony screw fit eyepiece. Diagonal mirror with aperture either side of body.

Condition: fair; complete.

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