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Chinese spectacles
SPECTACLES
oriental spectacles
Asia: China
19th c.
real tortoiseshell
dbl: 25 mm; eye: 36 mm; overall: 130 x 34 mm; pd: 61 mm; side: 80 mm; side extended: 167 cm
2000.267
SPECTACLES
oriental spectacles
Asia: China
19th c.
real tortoiseshell
dbl: 25 mm; eye: 36 mm; overall: 130 x 34 mm; pd: 61 mm; side: 80 mm; side extended: 167 cm
Oriental spectacles. Real tortoiseshell frame. Openwork carved bridge depicting sign of the butterfly. Centre joints. Ayscough sides with round medallion ends depicting the sign of money. Round eye rims, glazed with dark quartz (tea stone) lenses.
2000.267
BOA Purchase, 1936