Accession No

0835

Brief Description

spyglass/prospect glass by Watkins, 1723-1817

Origin

Charing Cross; London; England

Maker

Watkins

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1723

Latest Date

1817

Inscription Date

Material

organic (tortoiseshell); glass; metal (silver); cloth (?)

Dimensions

length 72mm; max diameter 46mm; objective diameter 46mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘WATKINS, Charing Cross, LONDON.’

Description Notes

Tortoiseshell body with silver mounts. Single silver draw tube. Screw-fit ends.

Condition: fair; complete.

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