Copper plated enamel telescope

[Copper Plated Enamel Telescope]

Copper Plated Enamel Telescope, manufactured by the Manufacturing Office of the Qing Palace’s Internal Affairs Office during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, has a single cylinder length of 22.5cm, a cylinder diameter of 5cm, an objective lens diameter of 5cm, and an eyepiece diameter of 0.4cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This is a single cylinder refracting telescope, which is made of gold plated copper and can be pulled for 4 sections. The outer wall of the tube is finely engraved with flower patterns and bird feather patterns, and inlaid with oval enamel decorations, decorated with flowers, grass, birds, butterflies, etc
During the Qianlong Dynasty, there were Westerners in the craftsmanship service of the Internal Affairs Office of the Qing Palace. From the perspective of the decorative style of the telescope, it seems that it was produced by the Qing Palace Interior Affairs Office in cooperation with Western craftsmen.