Folding lorgnette in Tortoiseshell and gold
- Made:
- 1838-1870 in City of Westminster
- supplier:
- C. W. Dixey and Son
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Incomplete (lens frame missing) folding lorgnette hand-held spectacles with integral tortoiseshell case, gilded brass frames and suspension loop, unsigned, British, 1860-1910. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 2000-831/19
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded), tortoiseshell and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall (open): 7 mm x 140 mm x 20 mm, Wt. 0.014kg
overall (closed): 7 mm x 90 mm x 20 mm,
