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
Exhibition(s)
1800-1820
ca. 1730
1690 (dated)
Ca. 1810
ca. 1772
1700-1720
1793-1796
Probably 1838-1842
ca. 1835
1805-1810
18th century
1800