Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Telescope
Object Number:
1946.59
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Brass, wood, glass, paint
Dimensions:
closed: 15 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 38.4 x 6 cm )
open: 25 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. ( 64.8 x 6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on side of inner cylinder: "G. Willson London / Day or Night"
engraved: on brass band below eyepiece: "Charles Trinder"
Description:
Hand-held telescope with brass and red-painted wood casing.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this telescope once belonged to Charles Trinder (d. 1838).
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles T. Middlebrook
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
