Accession No

0411

Brief Description

lorgnette, 1800-1900 (c)

Origin

Maker

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

organic (tortoise shell); glass; stone (amber)

Dimensions

length 283mm; breadth 29mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 28/09/1928.

Inscription

Description Notes

Tortoise shell. Oval convex lenses. C-bridge. Lug on far end of frame. Folds into handle. Upper sections straight and double. Lower sections shaped with ring at end. Amber cap round rivet joining frame to handle.

Condition: good.

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