Pair of straight spectacles

Made:
1790-1870 in England
Straight spectacles

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Straight spectacles
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Straight spectacles, horn frames painted to resemble tortoiseshell, English, 1790-1870

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681582
Materials:
frame, horn
Measurements:
overall: 26 mm x 120 mm x 27 mm, .02 kg
type:
spectacles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust