Brass spyglass decorated with shagreen and with an achromatic lens
- maker:
- Jesse Ramsden
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Brass spyglass decorated with shagreen and with an achromatic lens, by Jesse Ramsden, London, England, 1762-1800
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1983-348
- Materials:
- fishskin, wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 94 mm 42 mm, .173kg
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
