Maisette patent eye shade
Maisette patent tortoiseshell and fabric eye shade, English(?), 1871-1920
- Measurements:
-
length 158 mm
width 48 mm
- Materials:
- cellulose acetate
- Object Number:
- A69312/1
- type:
- eye-shade
Maisette patent eye shade, made of fabric and cellulose acetate butyrate, with a tortoiseshell appearance, including broken handle and case, English(?), 1871-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ophthalmology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A69312
- Materials:
- tortoiseshell, fabric, glass, case, wood, case, leather and case, silk
- Measurements:
-
length 158 mm
width 48 mm
case: length 285 mm
case: width 65 mm
case: thickness 33 mm
- type:
- eye shades
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Case for Maisette patent eye shade
Case for Maisette patent tortoiseshell and fabric eye shade, English(?), 1871-1920
- Measurements:
-
length 285 mm
case: width 65 mm
case: thickness 33 mm
- Object Number:
- A69312/3
- type:
- case - container
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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