Tortoiseshell Spectacles, 19th Century

Subject: Optical instruments
Item type: Object
Provenance: Found in a drawer at Lindsey & Sons' shop, 8 Broad Street, Oxford. Presented by Messrs. Lindsay & Sons.
Primary inscriptions: None
Physical material: Tortoiseshell; Felt; Glass
Object type: Spectacles
Dimensions: Height: 26mm Width: 115mm Depth: 17mm Weight: 13g
Inventory No: 13749
Accession Number: 1976-34

Description

Tortoiseshell spectacles with oval lenses and felt lining on the arms.