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Eyeglasses

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Date
1800 – 1840
Material
metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.1012
Description
Wire rimmed, rectangular lenses, each glass is 2.0x3.0, eyewire encompasses the glass closing at the hinge, hinge protrudes 0.7, nose piece 2.8 wide, round wire has a curve in the middle
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Title
Eyeglasses
Date
1800 – 1840
Material
metal; glass
Dimensions
2.3 x 10.9 cm
Description
Wire rimmed, rectangular lenses, each glass is 2.0x3.0, eyewire encompasses the glass closing at the hinge, hinge protrudes 0.7, nose piece 2.8 wide, round wire has a curve in the middle
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
103.08.1012
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