Gold-plated clips spectacles with oval lenses (no

maker:
Matthew William Dunscombe

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Gold-plated clips spectacles with oval lenses (no lenses present) and cork-lined plaquets. Marked 'DUNSCOMBE BRISTOL'.

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Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1921-323/304
Materials:
cork, gold-plate, incomplete, metal
type:
nose spectacles - pince nez
taxonomy:
  • furnishing and equipment
  • tools & equipment
  • eyeglass
  • spectacles
  • nose spectacles
credit:
Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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