Accession No

0403

Brief Description

spyglass/prospect glass, by George Adams Jnr., English, c. 1790

Origin

England; London

Maker

Adams, George (Jnr.)

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1790

Latest Date

1790

Inscription Date

Material

ivory; metal (silver plate); organic (horn); glass

Dimensions

length 95mm; max diameter 50mm; object glass diameter 34mm (og diameter 41mm; 3-2-2000)

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 28/09/1928.

Inscription

‘G. Adams
London’

Description Notes

Single drawer spyglass. Ivory barrel with horn ferrules. Silver plated draw tube. Object glass and eye lens in horn mounts.

Condition: fair (draw tube stuck); complete.

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