Spyglass telescope, with painted and silver plated tube

Made:
1800-1819 in London
maker:
Matthew Berge
Spyglass telescope, painted and silver plated tube

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Spyglass telescope, painted and silver plated tube
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Spyglass telescope, painted and silver plated tube, with ivory fittings, by Matthew Berge, Late Ramsden, London, England, 1801-1810

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-349
Materials:
enamel, ivory, glass, silver plated and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall (closed): 112 mm 59 mm, .186kg
type:
telescope - galilean, telescope - terrestrial and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust