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Bow spectacles / nose spectacles SPECTACLES nose spectacles Late 17th c. whalebone (baleen) eye width: 34 mm; DBL: 4 mm; overall front: 50 x 75 mm
Pair of bow spectacles with whalebone frame. Round eye rims, glazed.