Objects
Wig spectacles
SPECTACLES
wig spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
19th c.
tortoiseshell; metal
DBL: 30 mm; eye: 21 mm x 29 mm; overall front: 25 mm x 107 mm; side: 108 mm; side (extended): 173 mm
2016.949
SPECTACLES
wig spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
19th c.
tortoiseshell; metal
DBL: 30 mm; eye: 21 mm x 29 mm; overall front: 25 mm x 107 mm; side: 108 mm; side (extended): 173 mm
Spectacles. Real tortoiseshell front, flat, with crested arch bridge and lugs. Shiny white metal turnpin sides, vertically pinned to lugs, with pair shaped end tips. Oval eye rims, glazed with glass prescription lenses.
2016.949
Gift of Mrs Rose Silman, 2016