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Openwork plaque depicting an optician
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plaque
Diessen Wilhelm Schweitzer
Europe: Germany
2003
metal; pewter
overall: 108 x 88 mm

Thin metal plaque (or 'Zinn') with openwork pattern, painted in enamels, of a nineteenth century optician in grey morning coat attending to a lady customer in a white dress. Includes a cabinet of spectacle frames to the left and a large lorgnette beneath the hanger.

2003.55

College Purchase, 2003