Six draw miniature gilt spyglass and leather case with side-opening

Made:
1800-1817 in London
maker:
Dudley Adams

Six draw miniature gilt spyglass and leather case with side-opening, lined with red velvet, by Dudley Adams, London, 1800-1817

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-345
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded), ivory, glass, textile, leather and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
spyglass, shut: 98 mm 44 mm, .117kg
case: 55 mm 42 mm, .025kg
type:
telescope - galilean, telescope - terrestrial and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust