Pair of tortoiseshell spectacles with blue lenses
- Made:
- 1838-1870 in City of Westminster
- supplier:
- C. W. Dixey and Son
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Pair of tortoiseshell framed spectacles, D-shaped lens frames with hinged extra filter holders, both fitted with blue tinted glass (non-corrective, may be artist aid) and double folding arms with textile securing strap, unsigned, British, 1838-1870. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 2000-831/16
- Materials:
- tortoiseshell, steel (metal), textile and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall (closed): 15 mm x 120 mm x 35 mm,
overall (open): 35 mm x 120 mm x 170 mm, Wt. 0.027kg
- type:
- spectacles
