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folding spring lorgnette
LORGNETTES
folding lorgnette
Early 20th c.
rolled gold; metal; enamel; ribbon

Spring lorgnette. Gold-filled yellow metal. Solid bridge sprung-hinged at both ends. Short handle overlaid with blue and white patterned enamel. Spring release catch half way along. Large, rigid suspension ring at base of handle, featuring remnants of a black ribbon. Round eye rims, glazed with prescription lenses.


2019.942

Gift of Hilary M. Thomas, 2019



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