Reading Glass and Case, German, 18th Century | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 82020 | ||||||||||
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| Place Created: | Germany Europe |
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| Brief Description: | Large reading glass in copper alloy frame with triangular handle that has a plaited tip with two loops. The fitted cardboard case is triangular and has a pasteboard covering. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | Handwritten in ink on case: "German Reading Glass, c.1750. Pr. Miss Claridge 1926". | ||||||||||
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Copper Alloy Glass Paper Cardboard Pasteboard | ||||||||||
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