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Through the ages - the whole world in details: 2019
ARCHIVAL ITEMS
calendar
Belekhova, Svetlana
Europe: Russia, St Petersburg
2018
paper; plastic; metal wire
overall: 295 mm x 300 mm

Limited edition calendar (one of only 30 copies) featuring photographs by Svetlana Belekhova of eyeglasses, pince-nez and lorgnettes in the collection of Yulia Karbovskaya. Square format, spiral bound from the top, with 'wallpaper' front cover. Glossy surface finish. January: 19th c. lorgnette-type folding eyeglasses, British, displayed on a piano; February: Late 19th c. European gold-plated pince-nez displayed over an American pince-nez case, alongside a pocket watch; March: 19th century sterling silver French spectacles with K-bridge, displayed beside a letter and an ink pen; April: Mid 19th century American nickel-plated spectacles with octagonal rims, displayed on an open book; May: Early 20th century Russian gold-plated spectacles, displayed over a manuscript beside a photograph; June: 19th century American silver and gold-filled pince-nez with short handle, displayed over a scientific note book alongside two scrolls a book and a lighted candle; July: Late 19th century American eyeglasses displayed over a set of photographs with a camera in the background; August: 19th century Chinese brass spectacles with tinted lenses, displayed as part of an oriental table setting; September: Early 19th c. Chinese horn and brass spectacles displayed on a bamboo mat; October: 19th century Swedish silver tone spectacles, displayed alongside books, a scroll, a postcard and a brass salamander; November: MId 19th century Chinese brass rimless spectacles, displayed over an open book; December: 19th century European lorgnette with yellow metal rims and real tortoiseshell handle-cum-case.

2018.756

Gift of Ms Yulia Karbovskaya, 2018