single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass)

Made:
1745-1755 in England
maker:
Unattributed
single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass)

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single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass), 1-draw tube, ivory mounts, green shagreen covered, red leather tube stamped with gold tooled ornament, probably English, unsigned, c.1750

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1919-317
Materials:
ivory, shagreen, leather, glass, paper, cardboard and lignum vitae (wood)
Measurements:
overall: x 67 mm x , 38 mm, .04kg
type:
opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry