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Papier-mache frog-mouth spectacle case with hand-painted floral decoration

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Catalogue Number: 2603
Papier-mache frog-mouth spectacle case with hand-painted floral decoration
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle case
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1890
Time Period: 19th C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: England (?)
Description Of Item: Frog-mouth papier-mache spectacle case, 180 x 38 mm) coloured and varnished to imitate tortoise shell, decorated on front with hand-painted garden flowers, and lined with purple velvet.
How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist
Date Acquired: May 2015
Condition: Vert good

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