Spy glass telescope in fishskin case

Made:: Europe

Spy glass telescope (Galilean type), gilded brass tube covered with mother-of-pearl and decoration, with fishskin covered wooden cylindrical case, unsigned, European, 1780-1820.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1928-908

type:: telescope - galilean, telescope - terrestrial and telescope - refracting

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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