Accession No

0834

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

ivory; glass; metal (brass, gilt metal)

Dimensions

length closed 87mm; max diameter 50mm; extended length 117mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court, Harrow, England, on 07/04/1937.

Inscription

Description Notes

Ivory body; angular bell shape. Decorated with relief deer and heavily incised background. Foliage borders. Single brass draw tube. Gilt eyepiece.

Condition: fair (crack in ivory); complete.

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