Pair of spectacles; tortoiseshell frame

Made:: 1799-1850 in Europe

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Pair of spectacles; tortoiseshell frame
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Pair of spectacles; tortoiseshell frame, with paper label reading 'Peter Gavey Esq.', usigned, United Kingdom, 1799-1850

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1918-282

Materials:: tortoiseshell and glass

Measurements:: overall: 11 mm x 116 mm x 39 mm, .018kg

type:: spectacles

credit:: Trustees of the Lee Settled Estates per Mrs. P.D. Lee

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Pair of spectacles; tortoiseshell frame

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