Tortoiseshell Spectacles in Case, English, c. 1850

Subject: Optical instruments
Item type: Object
Provenance: Gift from Mr. F. W. Etherbridge, once belonged to Mr Mackenzie; see Mackenzie trade card in upper gallery, navigation case.
Primary inscriptions: None
Physical material: Leather; Tortoiseshell; Glass; Card
Object type: Spectacles
Dimensions: Height: 16mm Width: 118mm Depth: 35mm Weight: 23g
Inventory No: 67299
Accession Number: 1966-253

Description

A leather case with a pouch slotting the lid in to keep it shut. The spectacles have tortoise shell frames with hinged arms and oval lenses.