Unknown European
Spyglass

CultureEuropean
Titles
  • Spyglass
Date19th century
MediumIvory and gilt metal
Dimensionsclosed position: 2 3/4h × 2 1/4 dia. inches
open position: 3 7/8h × 2 1/4 dia. inches

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.1022
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.

"Broadway’s Amazing Mastersons," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, March 2–July 31, 2019.

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