Accession No

0262

Brief Description

miniature spyglass, early 19th C

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1825

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gilt metal); glass; organic (mother of pearl)

Dimensions

height 21mm; max diameter 17mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple in Paris on 31/03/1926.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gilt barrel and central section. Inset with mother of pearl. One lens missing. Shackle.

Condition: fair; incomplete (lens missing).

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