telescope
Object NameTelescope
Made FromCardboard, Wood, Paper, Lacquer, Gilding, Leather, Horn, Brass, Glass
Date1800-1825
Place MadeJapan
TechniqueGround, polished, turned, lacquered, gilded, assembled
SizeOverall L (extended): 68 cm, Diam (max): 4.3 cm; Overall L (collapsed): 23 cm
Accession Number2016.8.414
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTelescope. Cardboard, wood, paper, lacquer, gilding, leather, horn, brass, glass; ground and polished glass, cardboard tube lacquered and gilded, horn and wood turned. Collapsible telescope wrapped in red and black leathers decorated with gilded scroll and vegetal motif. Brass collars on either side of outer tube. Lens of outer tube mounted in wooden disk. Transparent amber-colored horn eyepiece mounted on end of smallest tube.Provenance
Source
Tesseract
- 2014-2016-12-13
Dealer purchased telescope from a French dealer/collector two years ago
Dealer purchased telescope from a French dealer/collector two years ago
1675-1725
1830