Prospect spyglass telescope with shagreen tube and horn or darkened ivory lens mounts

Made:
1745-1755 in Europe
maker:
Unattributed
Prospect spyglass telescope with shagreen tube and horn or

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Prospect spyglass telescope with shagreen tube and horn or darkened ivory lens mounts, unsigned, Europe, 1745-1755

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-343/1
Materials:
shagreen, horn, ivory, glass and lignum vitae (wood)
Measurements:
spyglass: 73 mm 50 mm, .065kg
type:
opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust