Glass Trough (c. 1730)

Made:
1730 in London
maker:
Jonathan Sisson
Glass Trough (c. 1730), stamped I.S.' (I

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Glass Trough (c. 1730), stamped I.S.' (I
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Glass Trough (c. 1730), stamped "I.S." (I. Sisson), 2 pieces of crown glass fixed in mahogany frame on support with turned based. This and M.7 (1993-1318) were part of the old Mathematical Society of Spitalfields, absorbed into the Royal Astronomical Society in c. 1860. Both given to Dr.Lee of Hartwell House, Aylesbury

Details

Category:
Physics (early centuries)
Object Number:
1993-1317
type:
bowl
credit:
National Maritime Museum (Gabb Collection)