Catalogue Number: 4248 Morwen Gaia women's spectacle frame Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Designer/inventor: Giacomelli, Renato Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c. 1980s Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: La Spezia, Italy Publisher/Manufacturer: Morwen Description Of Item: Large, deep, amber coloured handmade acetate frame with brown tinting on inside of rim and in etched line across saddle bridge. 'Giacomelli by Morwen' marked on inside of right side with '28' stamped on right temple tip. 'MORWEN GAIA 54-18' on left side. Designer's logo made up of the letters G and i fused into one symbol and crescent shape on decorative gold coloured metal in sides of the frame. Unglazed. 135 x 55 mm. How Acquired: Donated by Elizabeth Hatfield Date Acquired: 23/10/2017 Condition: Very good Location: Documents Room Blue Daytona Cabinet Drawer 1 |