Accession No

0836

Brief Description

spyglass / prospect glass, by Dollond, English, 1752-1820

Origin

England; London

Maker

Dollond

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1752

Latest Date

1820

Inscription Date

Material

organic (tortoiseshell); metal (silver, brass); glass

Dimensions

length 70mm; max diameter 48mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Dollond
London ‘

Description Notes

Tortoishell body. Silver mounts. Single silver drawtube. Screw fit ends.

Condition: fair; complete.

References

Events