eyeglasses
Object Name2 Pair of Eyeglasses
Made FromGilt metal
Date1875-1900
Place Madeprobably Germany
Techniquesoldered strap metal
Accession Number79.7.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description(A) Yellow metal; soldered strap metal. Frame for two oval lenses (both missing) with double curved straps between forming the nose rest; hinged, straight arms at the sides, one with stamped marks, one a letter "B", the other an illegible device. (B) Colorless non-lead glass; polished. Two oval magnifying lenses, mounted in silver (?) conforming frames, with metal fittings, one with a loop for a cord or ribbon; connected with an arched strap of spring steel; one leather-lined mose piece (the other missing).Provenance
Source
Gerhard Walther
- 1979-09-14
Former Collection
Leopold Blaschka
(1822-1895)
Former Collection
Rudolf Blaschka
(1857-1939)
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