Spectacles

Name/Title

Spectacles

Entry/Object ID

G2001.056

Description

Brass spectacle frames with sliding temple pieces, narrow with loop in end. Crankshaft bridge soldered to lens frames. Cut-corner rectangle lenses of green glass, with supplementary lenses hinged at sides. Marked “Schneider”

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Eyewear
Accessory, Historic Costume

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1880

Lexicon

Search Terms

spectacles, tourquoise, double lens

Material

Brass, Glass