Hand spectacles

Made:
1800-1850 in France
maker:
Unknown
Hand spectacles, short transverse single fold, spring fold

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Hand spectacles, short transverse single fold, spring fold
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Hand spectacles, short transverse single fold, spring fold, silver frames, mother-or-pearl handle, broken, French, 1800-1850

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682133
Materials:
frame, silver, handle, mother-of-pearl, handle, velvet and handle, silver (mounts)
Measurements:
handle: height 74 mm
handle: width 24 mm
handle: depth 11 mm
frame, open: width 104 mm
frame, H.D.C.D.: width 60 mm
type:
hand spectacles - lorgnette