Telescope part
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass
Measurements
20 x 42 x 42 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1551105
Summary
Cap. A brass cap for a single-draw telescope, belonging to Courtney Morgan and used on his yacht The Liberty. The telescope features in the oil painting of Courtney in the Blue Room.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.