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scissor spectacles
LORGNETTES
scissor spectacles
19th c.
gilt
eye width: 50 mm; length (inc. ring): 210 mm; overall width: 110 mm

Pair of scissor spectacles. Gilt frames. No handle. Two rings. Long curving stems, (sprung stems which do not actually fold) welded at base. Round eyes. Unglazed.


1999.4358

BOA Purchase, 1937



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