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LicenseEnglish tortoiseshell 'eye-preserver' spectacles
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English tortoiseshell 'eye-preserver' spectacles, with thick green D-shaped lenses and folding sides with gold joints. Additional lenses at the side to protect the wearer (one lens missing), c. 1850.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1921-323/151
- Materials:
- tortoiseshell, glass, gold plated (gilded) and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall (closed): 33 mm x 111 mm x 15 mm, , .025kg
- type:
- sun-glasses
- credit:
- Dunscombe collection of spectacles
