Cord spectacles

Cord spectacles, transverse folding, lacquered wood

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Cord spectacles, transverse folding, lacquered wood
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Cord spectacles, transverse folding, lacquered wood, brass hinge, in chatelaine case, lacquered papier mache, Chinese, 19th century

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682027
Materials:
frame, wood, lacquered, frame, brass, hinge, case, papier mache, lacquered, case, cord and case, silk, lining
Measurements:
open: width 145 mm
folded: width 73 mm
HDCD: width 79 mm
lenses: diameter 59 mm
open: thickness 14 mm
case: length 122 mm
case: width 79 mm
case: depth 36 mm
type:
spectacles
credit:
Lloyd Johnstone, I.