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Dr Johnson's Spectacles & case
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
Late 18th c.
tortoiseshell; leather
eye width: 36 mm
1999.1306
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
Late 18th c.
tortoiseshell; leather
eye width: 36 mm
Spectacles. Tortoiseshell frame. Straight sides, turned at right angles to loops at ends, covered with brown velvet pads. Silver joints. Round eyes. Glazed. Contained in shaped red leather case. Side-opening, double hinged, purple silk and blue velvet lining. Tooled gold lettering and decoration on case lid.
1999.1306
BOA Purchase, 1950