Collection Highlights
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
X.47
Wood, iron
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Binoculars with case (6)
Object name
Binoculars with case (6)
Date
1850-1865
Medium
Glass, leather, wood, brass, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. ( 18.7 x 15.6 cm )
Description
Glass, leather, wood, brass, and silk binoculars with case; two black leather-covered brass cylinders with circular glass eyepiece fitted at rear and sight fitted at front, held together by three connecting frames fastened to cylindrical rod in middle; fitted, tapered wooden case and lid with black leather cover and pink velvet lining stitched to interior; three eyepiece fragments.
Credit Line
Presented by Edward Trenchard, 1918
Object Number
INV.7738a-f
Gallery Label
According to an attached label, these binoculars were used by the donor's father, Admiral Stephen Decatur Trenchard, during and after the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
