Peter Dollond
Telescope

Telescope

Public Domain

Telescope
AttributionEnglish, 1730–1820
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Telescope
Datec. 1790
MediumBrass, glass, leather, and sharkskin
Dimensions11 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. diameter (29.2 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by an anonymous donor at “One Great Night in November, 2018"
Object number2018.371
Current Location
Rienzi
Living Room
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, France; [Galerie Delalande, Paris, 2017]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.

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Cased Set of Drawing Instruments
McAllister & Co.
Cased Set of Drawing Instruments
c. 1836–1853
Brass, steel, wood, ivory, and sharkskin
B.2018.60.A-.I
Counter Box
Counter Box
Late 18th century
Ivory, carnelian, tortoiseshell, gold and silver
94.988.A-.F
Bellows
Bellows
c. 1785–1815
Mahogany and unidentified inlay; white oak, leather, and brass
B.83.1
Bellows
Bellows
c.1825–1850
Wood, leather, paint, and brass
B.91.26
Three Troy Weight Goldweights
Three Troy Weight Goldweights
1900–1977
Brass
77.60.A-.C
Scales
Scales
1900–1977
Brass and fiber
77.156
Pipe gold weight
Pipe gold weight
1900–1977
Brass
77.123
Fourteen Stamps
Fourteen Stamps
1850–1970
Various metals
97.1515.1-.14
Thread Caddy
Thread Caddy
c. 1820–1870
Maple
B.2002.12.A,.B
Thread Caddy
Thread Caddy
c. 1820–1870
Maple
B.2002.9
Sewing Clamp
Sewing Clamp
c. 1840–1890
Maple, tin mirrored glass, silk, paper, and painted decoration
B.2002.21
Scholar's Water Coup with Stand
Scholar's Water Coup with Stand
19th or 20th century
Turquoise
96.1843.A,.B