Tortoiseshell spectacles in case

Made:: 1835-1900 in Regent Street

maker:: Carpenter and Westley

Pair of tortoiseshell framed spectacles with oval lenses, folding arms with felt pads and wooden painted case with tartan (Robertson) transfer pattern, by Carpenter & Westley, 24 Regent St., London, 1835-1900.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1928-856

Materials:: see parts for details

type:: spectacles and case - container

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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Tortoiseshell spectacles

Pair of tortoiseshell framed spectacles with oval lenses, folding arms with felt pads, by Carpenter & Westley, 24 Regent St., London, 1835-1900.

Materials:: felt , tortoiseshell and glass

Object Number:: 1928-856/1

type:: spectacles and case - container

Case for tortoiseshell spectacles

Wooden painted case with tartan (Robertson) transfer pattern for tortoiseshell framed spectacles, by Carpenter & Westley, 24 Regent St., London, 1835-1900.