Folding Glasses or Lorgnette
Possibly Martin Hall & Company
Caption
Possibly Martin Hall & Company (English, 1820–1836). Folding Glasses or Lorgnette, 19th century. Gilt metal, glass, open: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) closed: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1214.1.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Folding Glasses or Lorgnette
Date
19th century
Medium
Gilt metal, glass
Classification
Dimensions
open: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) closed: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Markings
Stamped on each oval part of glasses frame and on finial circle: "[illegible] [Assay mark of an anchor] MH"
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1214.1
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