Maisette patent tortoiseshell and fabric 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
type:
eye shades
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Maisette patent eye shade

Maisette patent eye shade

Maisette patent tortoiseshell and fabric eye shade, English(?), 1871-1920

Materials:
cellulose acetate
Object Number:
A69312/1
type:
eye-shade
Broken handle for Maisette patent eye shade

Broken handle for Maisette patent eye shade

Broken handle for Maisette patent tortoiseshell and fabric eye shade, English(?), 1871-1920

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A69312/2
type:
handle
Case for Maisette patent eye shade

Case for Maisette patent eye shade

Case for Maisette patent tortoiseshell and fabric eye shade, English(?), 1871-1920

Materials:
wood , leather and silk
Object Number:
A69312/3
type:
case - container
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