Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Telescope
Object Number:
1940.474
Date:
1800-1835
Medium:
Brass, wood, glass, paint
Dimensions:
closed: 20 x 2 1/2 in. ( 50.8 x 6.4 cm )
open: 35 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 90.8 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on side of inner cylinder: "Spencer Browning & Rust / London / Day or Night"
Description:
Hand-held telescope with brass and red-painted wood casing.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this instrument was used by William Banks (1782-1848), grandfather of the donor, on his voyages.
Credit Line:
Gift of James Lenox Banks
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
