Spectacles and spectacle case

Made:
1830-1850 in France
maker:
Unknown
Spectacles and spectacle case, hand, quizzer, gilt metal

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Spectacles and spectacle case, hand, quizzer, gilt metal
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Spectacles and spectacle case, hand, quizzer, gilt metal, in snap lid green leatherette case, French, 1830-1850

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682117
Materials:
spectacles, metal (gilt), case, leatherette, case, silk and case, velvet, lining
Measurements:
overall: length 64 mm
lens: length 33 mm
lens: width 27 mm
thickness 5 mm
case: length 88 mm
case: width 62 mm
case: thickness 15 mm
type:
single eyeglass - quizzing
credit:
Christie