Spectacles
Category
Medical & health
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, cellulose acetate and metal
Measurements
155 mm (Width) x 44 mm (Depth); 130 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 14242
Summary
Cellulose acetate brown mottled spectacle frame. Fixed pad bridge. Quadro lens shape. Right one is Aphakic lens (post-cataract surgery). Left is a textured lens (pre-cataract surgery). Sides are reinforced with metal with a hockey end.
Provenance
purchase from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters