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Spectacles with a Frame of Copper and Blonde Tortoiseshell or Horn and Round Ground Glass
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Spectacles with a frame of copper and blond tortoiseshell and round ground glass. Model: the high and wide bridge is built up from a number of curls and ends in a symmetrical form with two screws on the tortoiseshell edge. The symmetrical end also serves as a connection and closure for the tortoiseshell edges, which are open at the top. The arms extend from the glasses and have a hinge halfway. They end with round discs of blond tortoiseshell. Decoration: a butterfly-like representation is engraved in the symmetrical form. The glasses are provided with a ground edge all around.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBril met montuur van koper en blond schildpad of hoorn en ronde geslepen glazen. c. 1780 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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