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Folding Eye-Glasses and case, c.1800
Inventory Number:	43523
Object Type:
Brief Description:	Folding eye-glass magnifying lenses with silver rims stored in a copper alloy case.
Primary Inscriptions:	"The Gift of Mr Chr.r Swift to Mr Den.s Leary"
Provenance:	From the Collection of Sir William Cunliffe-Brooks, Bt. Presented by Sir Robert McCarrison.
Collection Group:
Material(s):	silver Glass copper alloy metal
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 60 38 mm
Narratives Internal Exhibition Label - 'Spectacles: Function & Fashion' - Individual Object Label Inventory Number 43523 - Old Label Internal Exhibiton Label - 'Spectacles: Function & Fashion' Condition

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Folding Eye-Glasses, c.1800
Inventory Number:	43523
Object Type:
Brief Description:	Folding eye-glass magnifying lenses with silver rims.
Collection Group:
Material(s):	silver Glass copper alloy metal
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 60 38 mm
Narratives Internal Exhibition Label - 'Spectacles: Function & Fashion' - Individual Object Label Inventory Number 43523 - Old Label Internal Exhibiton Label - 'Spectacles: Function & Fashion' Condition

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Case for Folding Eye-Glasses, c.1800
Inventory Number:	43523
Object Type:
Brief Description:	Copper alloy case with a floral pattern and a red inner lining.
Collection Group:
Material(s):	silver Glass copper alloy metal
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 60 38 mm
Narratives Internal Exhibition Label - 'Spectacles: Function & Fashion' - Individual Object Label Inventory Number 43523 - Old Label Internal Exhibiton Label - 'Spectacles: Function & Fashion' Condition

Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/43523