logologo-optometry

Georgian sterling silver oval eye spectacle frame

/home/acomuseum/public_html/images/archive/227.jpg
Catalogue Number: 230
Georgian sterling silver oval eye spectacle frame
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle frame
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1785 or 1825
Time Period: 18th C and earlier
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London
Description Of Item: Sterling silver oval eye spectacle frame and folding skull temples unglazed. Hall marks are unclear. Marking may be IH or HI. Date of manufacture is uncertain but most likely 1785 or 1825. W 11.2 cm x D 2.8 cm.
Historical Significance: Digital image 1.5 Mb in Museum iPhoto
How Acquired: Donated by CW Kett, honorary life member of the College
Condition: Good
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 10

Search the archive:

Author or Inventor:
Catalogue #
Name of Donor