Straight spectacles

Made:
1790-1870 in France
maker:
Unknown
Straight spectacles, very fine tortoiseshell frame, no lenses

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Straight spectacles, very fine tortoiseshell frame, no lenses
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Straight spectacles, very fine tortoiseshell frame, no lenses, French, 1790-1870

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681579
Materials:
frame, tortoiseshell
Measurements:
length 121 mm
width 114 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 60 mm
height 22 mm
type:
spectacles

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