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Ladies spectacles
SPECTACLES
spectacles; nylon supra
Europe: United Kingdom
1950s?
plastic; metal; nylon

Ladies spectacles. Crystal acetate laminate plastic and white gold combination frame. Three-piece engraved metal frame comprising narrow, stepped 1/20th 10 carat white gold-filled bridge bridge and embedded high joints. Clear nose pads forming an integral part of the inner rims. Flat-section metal drop-end sides with clear plastic end covers. Upswept 'cat's eye' plastic upper eye rims, supporting semi-rimless lenses by means of a nylon cord. Silver-coloured foliate decoration on upper outer rims and where bridge attaches to rims.


2021.876

Gift of Miss Laura Devine in memory of her brother Henry Devine, 2021



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