Opera glasses
Category
Medical & health
Date
1800 - 1829
Materials
Brass, tortoiseshell and glass
Measurements
30 mm (Height); 37 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610000
Summary
Early 19th century binoculars or opera glasses. A brass telescopic opera glass with slide extensions, the largest of which is veneered in tortoiseshell with decorative bands of brass.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.