Folding Glasses or Lorgnette
Caption
Possibly Martin Hall & Company English, 1820–1836. Folding Glasses or Lorgnette, 19th century. Metal, glass, open: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) closed: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1214.1. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Folding Glasses or Lorgnette
Date
19th century
Medium
Metal, glass
Classification
Dimensions
open: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) closed: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Markings
Stamped on each oval part of glasses frame and on finial circle: "[illegible] [Assay mark of an anchor] MH"
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1214.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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