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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

TechniqueCast, ground, polished, glued, rolled, embossed

SizeOverall L (collapsed): 126 cm, Diam (max): 5.2 cm

Accession Number2019.8.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern
Science and Technology

Exhibitions

In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s

Place Made

England, London

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.
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