Chinese Spectacles

Chinese Spectacles

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Object Name
Spectacles
spectacles
Other Terms
Spectacles; Vision Aids; Chinese
place made
China
Physical Description
glass, quartz (overall material)
tortoise shell (overall material)
metal (overall material)
horn (overall material)
brown (overall color)
Measurements
extended: 5 cm x 15 cm x 13 cm; 1 15/16 in x 5 7/8 in x 5 1/8 in
overall: 1/2 in x 5 in x 2 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.3975 cm
ID Number
MG.M-07475
catalog number
M-07475
accession number
222970
Credit Line
Dr. S. C. Daugherty
subject
Eyeglasses
Ophthalmology
Education
Ophthalmology
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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