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Silver spectacles
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Parkes, John
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Birmingham
1834
silver; quartz
eye: 30 mm; side extension: 63 mm; side to pin: 106 mm

Spectacles. Silver frame. Wide arched bridge with sterling silver mark (lion) and monarch's head mark on reverse surface. Split-lug centre joints. Slightly tapering turnpin sides with date letter stamped on both outer extension tips. Oval eyerims, glazed with pebble (quartz) prescription lenses.


2018.256

Gift of Mr Rian Love/OATS/City University, 2015



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