Spectacles, hand, quizzer

Made:
1801-1900
Spectacles, hand, quizzer, tortoiseshell frame, English

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Spectacles, hand, quizzer, tortoiseshell frame, English
Science Museum Group Collection
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Spectacles, hand, quizzer, tortoiseshell frame, English, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A168231
Materials:
tortoiseshell and ribbon, velvet
Measurements:
including handle: length 62 mm
lens: diameter 33 mm
thickness 4 mm
including ribbon: length 213 mm
type:
single eyeglass - quizzing
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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