Pince-nez
C. W. Dixey and Sons
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1930 - 1963
Materials
Brass, Cloth, Glass, Metal, Plastic, Velvet
Measurements
108 mm (W)
Place of origin
Old Bond Street
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1652056
Summary
Case, pince-nez. Brass central nose piece, transparent platic lenses. Metal case, brown cloth outside, brown velvet inside.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
printed ; on case ; C.W. DIXEY AND SONS, \ 19 OLD BONMD STREET, LONDON W ; on gold maker's stamp ; manaufacturer
Makers and roles
C. W. Dixey and Sons