Silver enamel two-section telescope

[Silver Enamel Two-section Telescope]

Silver Enamel Two-section Telescope, made in Europe in the 18th century, has a full cylinder length of 20.5 cm, a single section length of 13 cm, a cylinder diameter of 3.5 cm, an objective diameter of 2.5 cm, and an eyepiece diameter of 1.2 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This is a single-cylinder refracting telescope, which can pull two sections. The mirror body is made of silver, the cylinder body is inlaid with burnt blue enamel as the ground, and the silver round, oval flower and grass patterns and peacock tail feather patterns are inlaid on it, and the feather patterns and round patterns are inlaid with green enamel. For the convenience of carrying and observing, the object mirror is covered with a compass cover, and the watch needle is in good condition. The diameter of the dial is 3.5 cm. The black characters and lines on the white background of the dial are marked with the English letters N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW (i.e., north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west and northwest) in eight directions.