Joslin 16-Inch Celestial Floor Globe
19th Century

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Joslin floor globe

Gilman Joslin
16-Inch Celestial Tripod Floor Globe
Boston: c. 1880s
Painted wooden stand
43 inches high
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Raised on Aesthetic Movement stand, comprising three turned ebonized legs with leaf-painted decoration. These stands are typically American, and are generally found with globes by Gilman Joslin, Boston, and sometimes with globes by Franklin, of Troy, New York.

Gilman Joslin was one of America's most prolific globe makers. Read more about him in our Guide to Globe Makers.

Cartouche on Horizon Band: IMPROVED GLOBE, BOSTON./ MANUFACTURED BY GILMAN JOSLIN,/ CORRECTED TO DATE./ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, by Charles Copley in/ the Clerks office, of the District Court, of the Southern District of New York./

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