Objects
folding eyeglasses (pivot type)
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
1860
gilt
overall (open to full extent): 26 x 137 mm; eye: 24 x 32 mm; handle: 15 x 37 mm
1999.4520
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
1860
gilt
overall (open to full extent): 26 x 137 mm; eye: 24 x 32 mm; handle: 15 x 37 mm
Gilt lorgnette. Folding bridge with central pivot/rivet. Engraved decoration on bridge halves. Rigid ring handle on elaborate decorative stem. Oval eyes with engraved decoration on eye rims. Glazed.
1999.4520
Gift of Mr Alfred W. Oxbrow, FBOA, 1930