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nose spectacles / Nuremberg type spectacles
SPECTACLES
nose spectacles
Europe
17th-18th c.
copper; string
eye: 36 mm; overall front: 96 mm
1999.1382
SPECTACLES
nose spectacles
Europe
17th-18th c.
copper; string
eye: 36 mm; overall front: 96 mm
Pair of spectacles with single continuous length of brass/copper frame. Grooved scroll bridge. String wound round frame serves as plaquets. Round eyes, glazed. Lenses secured by copper wire. One lens inscribed 'London'.
1999.1382