English tortoiseshell 'eye-preserver' spectacles

PART OF:: Display board of spectacles and lenses, c.1921

Made:: 1840-1859 in England

English tortoiseshell 'eye-preserver' spectacles

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English tortoiseshell 'eye-preserver' spectacles
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English tortoiseshell 'eye-preserver' spectacles, with thick green D-shaped lenses and folding sides with gold joints. Additional lenses at the side to protect the wearer (one lens missing), c. 1850.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1921-323/151

Materials:: tortoiseshell, glass, gold plated (gilded) and copper (alloy)

Measurements:: overall (closed): 33 mm x 111 mm x 15 mm, , .025kg

type:: sun-glasses

credit:: Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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