Collection

Spectacles with folding side-arms

Made:
1720-1820
Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms
Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms

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Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms
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Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver spectacles with round lenses and folding side-arms, marked with 'D50' and 'T.W.', 1720-1820

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1921-323/166
Materials:
complete and silver
Measurements:
overall: 120 mm
lenses: 32 mm
type:
spectacles
credit:
Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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