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'Barbie' sunglasses
SPECTACLES
child spectacles; sunglasses
Alfred Franks and Bartlett PLC
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Hertfordshire
2002
plastic; metal; card
lens: 44 mm x 50 mm

Child's sunglasses. Metallic pink-coated three-part rimless frame. Arch bridge studded with three imitation gemstones. Clear plastic nose pads. Centre joints screwed to lenses. Drop-end sides with transparent pink end covers. Heart-shaped rimless pink-tinted UV-blocking sun lenses, the right lens branded to the upper right outward corner with the name of a popular toy doll. UV sticker on left lens. Also an original retail tag printed with a close-up 'portrait' of a Barbie doll and safety information.

2024.41

College purchase, 2024