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Hinged lorgnette with a silver mount on a tortoiseshell stem bordered with flowers and rocailles in silver
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Hinged lorgnette with a silver mount on a tortoiseshell stem bordered with flowers and rocailles in silver

anonymous · c. 1850 · inlay (process); grinding; cutting; tortoise shell; silver (metal); glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Hinged lorgnette with silver frame in a tortoiseshell stem bordered with flowers and rocailles in silver.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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lorgnetspectacle
Credit lineScharnierlorgnet met montuur van zilver in steel van schildpad omrand met bloemen en rocailles in zilver. c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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