Miniature opera glass telescope, 6-draw gilted brass tube with mother-of-pearl decorative covering in cylindrical, velvet lined red leather case, unsigned, European, 1800-1899.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1983-142
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded), glass, wood, leather, silk and velvet
- Measurements:
-
overall (case closed): 35 mm 55 mm, Overall Wt. 0.078kg
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust