-4- LORGNETTES

CH1984.288.a-d

a) Ladies long handle lorgnette, in plain TORTOISESHELL, with flick open lens. 15cm length. c. 1900. Round lenses.
b) Long handle lorgnette, made of steel (12.5cm). c. 1900?
c & d) Short handled lorgnettes, in rolled gold with embellish-ments.
c) Semi-lorgnette hinged, spring bridge (see pic Davidson p. 12) and oval lenses. Ian MacLeod suggests fabric is gold plated or gilding brass (5% zinc, 95% copper). Late 1800s?
d) Unsprung lorgnette; gold plated (according to Ian MacLeod), round lenses. Date c. 1850s (similar design to Bate's 1828 patent see pic Orr p. 19).

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1984.288.a-d
Accession Date: 17 Oct 1984
Credit: C.J. & E.E.S. Elgee Bequest

Material

Tortoiseshell/Skeletal0 - Whole
Glass
Steel/Metal
Gold Plate/Metal

 

 

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