Opera glasses
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Metal, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Plastic, Velvet
Measurements
38 x 204 x 40 mm
Place of origin
France
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548463
Summary
Silver-coloured metal pair of opera glasses The handle and lens casings with plastic-covered engine-turned decoration, the former also with mother-of-pearl cap, impressed 'MADE IN FRANCE', plastic notched focus ring, b. black velvet case with press-stud.
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward collection, left to the National Trust in the will of Miss Ward in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
MADE IN FRANCE (impressed)