Transverse folding tinted spectacles

Transverse folding tinted spectacles, eye preservers

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Transverse folding tinted spectacles, eye preservers
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Transverse folding tinted spectacles, eye preservers, silver and quartz, in silk covered chatelaine, Chinese, 1801-1900

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A192560
Materials:
spectacles, silver, spectacles, quartz, case, wood, case, silk, case, cord and case, glass, bead
Measurements:
length 145 mm
folded: length 93 mm
width 149 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 74 mm
weight 77 grams
case: length 160 mm
case: width 69 mm
case: thickness 25 mm
case: weight 42 grams
type:
sun-glasses
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)