Telescope: Refracting

Adler Planetarium
Chicago, United States

Brass barrel with twelve silver appliqué motifs of the signs of the zodiac. Silver acanthus leaf work banded around the telescope at both ends. Eyepiece cap with eyeshade. Unsigned. "R" on bottom of telescope under mounting. Inscription Signature: 'Unsigned'.

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Title: Telescope: Refracting
Type: Telescope
Medium: brass, silver, metal

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