Hand folding spectacles

Hand folding spectacles, tortoiseshell, broken

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Hand folding spectacles, tortoiseshell, broken
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hand folding spectacles, tortoiseshell, broken, one lens missing, English, 1780-1900

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A2053
Materials:
tortoiseshell and steel
Measurements:
handle: length 111 mm
handle: width 26 mm
width 111 mm
HDCD: width 58 mm
type:
hand spectacles - lorgnette
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)