Spy glass
possibly George Adams (1709 - 1772)
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory, Leather, Snakeskin
Measurements
111 mm (Length); 48 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338244
Summary
Telescope; Spy glass with green shagreen and red tooled leather cover. G. Adams, London. Lenses missing. Ivory line inlay.
Provenance
C.W 88 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
G. Adams, London
Makers and roles
possibly George Adams (1709 - 1772), scientific instrument maker possibly George Adams (1750 - 1795), scientific instrument maker