Maker: Unknown

Year: 1750 c.+25

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Collection: Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes

Accession #: LC 220

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Project investigation.

Louwman, P.J.K., and Zuidervaart, H.J., "A Certain Instrument for Seeing Far: Four Centuries of Styling the Telescope Illustrated by a Selection of Treasures from the Louwman Collection of Historic Telescopes". Wassenaar, 2013. p.167. #220.

Public Notes:

"Small carved silver spyglass, combined with a sewing kit (length 11.3 cm). Unsigned, but attributed to Thomas Ribright, who according to a 1749-patent had the exclusive right of producing this kind of luxurious telescopes with accessories. Third quarter of the eighteenth century" (Louwman and Zuidervaart, 2013).

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Materials: silver, glass

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