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Wig spectacles
SPECTACLES
wig spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
1st half 19th c.
tortoiseshell; metal; glass
DBL: 30 mm; eye: 25 mm x 33 mm; side: 115 mm; side extension: 57 mm
2018.1016
SPECTACLES
wig spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
1st half 19th c.
tortoiseshell; metal; glass
DBL: 30 mm; eye: 25 mm x 33 mm; side: 115 mm; side extension: 57 mm
Spectacles. Plain brown real tortoiseshell front. Wide shallow arch bridge, very slightly bowed. Wide lugs with metal-to-metal centre joints, vertically pinned. Straight turnpin sides of brown and yellow mottled shell, with thin extensions featuring unusually pointed tips. Oval eye rims, glazed.
2018.1016
Gift of Mr Rian Love/OATS/City University, 2015