Terrestrial globe
Charles Malby
Category
Furniture
Date
1853
Materials
Brass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
660 x 490 mm
Place of origin
Parker Street
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499558
Summary
One of a pair of nineteenth century globes. The sphere is covered with a terrestrial map printed on paper; mounted on a circular ebonised-wood frame with three ring-turned legs joined by turned stretchers with a central support.
Provenance
The pair of globes were purchased for the National Trust, by John King an antique dealer in Poynton, for £1485.
Marks and inscriptions
Published at the Globe Manufacturers / No. 37 Parker Street, Little Queen Street / Holborn / London. (printed below the panel described above)
Makers and roles
Charles Malby, engraver (printmaker) Thomas Malby and Son, retailer