Lorgnon spectacles

Made:
1800-1880
Lorgnon spectacles, hand and folding, silver frame

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Lorgnon spectacles, hand and folding, silver frame
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Lorgnon spectacles, hand and folding, silver frame, tortoiseshell handle, English, 1800-1880

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682102
Materials:
frame, silver, handle, tortoiseshell and handle, silver, end plate and top
Measurements:
folded: length 85 mm
open: length 145 mm
handle: width 38 mm
rim: diameter 36 mm
lens: diameter 33 mm
overall: thickness 9 mm
type:
spectacles

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