Miniature telescope
Cappenter and Westley
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1820
Materials
Brass and ebony
Measurements
58 mm (L); 82 mm (L)
Place of origin
Regent Street
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 815115
Summary
Miniature extending telescope and shaped ebony case with brass borders.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection; Bazley collection. Believed to have been acquired by Dudmaston through the Bazley family and their naval travels abroad.
Marks and inscriptions
CAPPENTER and WESTLEY 24, Regent Strt. LONDON (stamped on brass)
Makers and roles
Cappenter and Westley