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Grey/black fishskin case for spyglass telescope, lined with pink velvet, unsigned, Europe, 1745-1755
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1983-343/2
- Materials:
- fishskin, wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), velvet and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 81 mm 57 mm, .059kg
- type:
- case
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
