Hand folding spectacles

Hand folding spectacles, mother-of-pearl and silver(?)

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Hand folding spectacles, mother-of-pearl and silver(?)
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Hand folding spectacles, mother-of-pearl and silver(?), slightly chipped, English, 1801-1900

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681839
Materials:
mother-of-pearl and silver, ? material
Measurements:
handle: length 118 mm
handle: width 25 mm
width 96 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 55 mm
type:
hand spectacles - lorgnette