Miniature opera glass telescope with red leather case.

Made:
1800-1899 in Europe

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
type:
opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust