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spyglass
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
spyglass
18th c.
ivory; tortoiseshell; leather
overall: 36 x 18 mm
1999.2109
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
spyglass
18th c.
ivory; tortoiseshell; leather
overall: 36 x 18 mm
Small single-draw spyglass. Straight-sided barrel consisting of one central section in tortoiseshell and two bands of nickel silver. Two bands of ivory to top and bottom. Single tube of embossed green leather (?) Ivory screw-top eyepiece.
1999.2109
BOA Purchase, 1935