Spectacles, hand, ornate gilt metal quizzer

Made:
1800-1820 in France
maker:
Unknown
Spectacles, hand, ornate gilt metal quizzer, French, 1800-1920

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Spectacles, hand, ornate gilt metal quizzer, French, 1800-1920
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Spectacles, hand, ornate gilt metal quizzer, French, 1800-1920

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A40624
Materials:
metal (gilt)
Measurements:
including handle: length 78 mm
lens: diameter 31 mm
thickness 8 mm
type:
single eyeglass - quizzing
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)