Terrestrial globe
Dudley Adams (1762 - 1830)
Category
Globes
Date
circa 1810
Materials
Papier maché, shellac, brass and mahogany
Measurements
330 mm (Height) x 330 mm (Depth)
Place of origin
Fleet Street
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608306
Summary
A pair of small globes, terrestrial and celestial, of papier maché, highlighted in coloured washes and finished with shellac varnish, in brass frames and supported on mahogany stands, each with four tapering column legs on ball feet and linked by an X-stretcher. Made by Dudley Adams of Fleet Street, London, circa 1810.
Provenance
Norris collection. Given to the National Trust through the Norris bequest November 1991.
Marks and inscriptions
A Correct Delineation OF THE EARTH according to the most recent Discoveries BY DUDLEY ADAMS, Globe and Mathematical Instrument Maker TO HIS MAJESTY, OPTICIAN To H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, andcandc No. 60 Fleet Street London 1810
Makers and roles
Dudley Adams (1762 - 1830)