Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles, silver, in embroidered

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Transverse folding spectacles, silver, in embroidered
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Transverse folding spectacles, silver, in embroidered, chatelaine, pull off case, Chinese, 1801-1900.

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125296
Materials:
spectacles, silver, case, cardboard, ? material, case, silk and case, glass, beads
Measurements:
length 137 mm
folded: length 84 mm
width 112 mm
HDCD: width 57 mm
height 36 mm
case: length 144 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: thickness 15 mm
type:
spectacles
credit:
Glendining