Early spectacles: silver frame

Made:
circa 1820 in United Kingdom
maker:
Unknown

Early spectacles: silver frame, in green shagreen case, unsigned, United Kingdom, c. 1820. Frame engraved "W.T.B". One arm unhinged.

Early spectacles: silver frame

Early spectacles: silver frame

circa 1820
Green shagreen case

Green shagreen case

circa 1820

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1918-35
Materials:
shagreen, wood, silver, glass and iron
Measurements:
overall: 7 mm x 206 mm x 47 mm, .061kg
type:
spectacles and spectacle case
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry

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