Pair of spectacles with horn frames

Made:: 1800-1880

maker:: Unknown

Spectacles, sunglasses, horn frames, brass hinges, green glass lenses, English, 1800-1880
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Spectacles, pair of sunglasses with horn frames, brass hinges, green glass lenses, English, 1800-1880

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Details

Category:: Ophthalmology

Object Number:: A681818

Materials:: brass, hinges, horn

type:: sun-glasses

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
costume
protective spectacles

credit:: Loan, Wellcome Trust

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