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Object NameTelescope
Maker James Mann (English, 1706-1756)
Maker James Ayscough (English, fl. 1732-1759)
Made FromGlass, Wood, Brass, Leather
Dateabout 1750
Place MadeEngland, London
TechniqueCast, ground, polished, glued, rolled, embossed
SizeOverall L (collapsed): 126 cm, Diam (max): 5.2 cm
Accession Number2019.8.1
Exhibitions
In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTelescope. Cast, ground, polished colorless glass; glued wooden tube; rolled brass; embossed leather. Telescope with decagonal body wrapped in embossed foliate patterned leather with brass slides to lenses.
Provenance
Source Piers Motley Auctions - 2019-02-28
2019-02-25 10:00 GMT, Lot 173, unknown provenance

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