Pince nez
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Glass, metal and tortoiseshell
Measurements
78 mm (width); 55 mm (height); 41 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 657511
Summary
A pair of pince-nez spectacles having two round lenses framed with tortoiseshell with metal clips attached to the gold nose piece. This has a small strip where the spectacles would touch the nose.