Spectacles
Date1750-1775
OriginEngland
MediumSteel, tortoise shell, and glass
DimensionsW: 4 3/4"; Diam. of lens: 1"; OH: 1 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-487,A
DescriptionCircular lenses in tortoiseshell rims which are set in a steel frame with hinged flat temples with a folding extension to go behind the head, terminating in a closed loop.ProvenanceMichael Havard, Knightsbridge, England
1800-1820
ca. 1730
1690 (dated)
ca. 1772
ca. 1835
1770-1790
1750 - 1800
1740-1780
1832