altazimuth mount and tripod for Berge 2-inch refractor
Date: circa 1800
Inventory Number: 1989-4-0007b
Classification: Telescope Mount
Subject:
Maker: Matthew Berge (fl. 1800 - 1819)
Owner: James G. Baker (1914 - 2005)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
open, horizontal: 30.5 × 23.5 × 20 cm (12 × 9 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)
closed: 33 × 11 × 8 cm (13 × 4 5/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Description:
This is the folding brass tripod for the Berge refracting telescope [1989-4-0007a]. It attaches to the telescope with a split cylindrical collar lined with red velvet. A screw holds the two halves together.
The mounting is altazimuth. The tripod legs are straight and simple.
The mounting is altazimuth. The tripod legs are straight and simple.
Signedunsigned
ProvenanceJames G. Baker, Winchester, MA; gift to CHSI, 1989.
