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Wig spectacles
SPECTACLES
wig spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
c.1820
tortoiseshell; silver
DBL: 25 mm; eye: 28 mm x 32 mm; side: 109 mm; side extension: 62 mm
2021.873
SPECTACLES
wig spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
c.1820
tortoiseshell; silver
DBL: 25 mm; eye: 28 mm x 32 mm; side: 109 mm; side extension: 62 mm
Spectacles. Real dark brown tortoiseshell frame, with bowed crested arch bridge and horizontal lugs. Silver metal-to-metal centre joints, vertically pinned to front and sides. Turnpin sides with pointed ends. Oval eye rims, unglazed.
2021.873
Gift of Mr Colin Butterworth, 2021