M0017200: Two pairs of glasses and their cases

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Eye-glasses in fishskin covered case.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Eye-glasses and case.

Photograph of two pairs of spectacles with cases. The first is a pair of early 18th century copper rimmed glasses with a fishskin covered case. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1919 (accession number R11529). The second is a pair of glasses with a leather frame and iron bridge with a leather case. They were acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1917 (accession numbers R5912 (glasses) and R5920 (case)). Neither pair are held by Wellcome Collection.

February 1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides entries for the items: R11529 and R5912 and R5920

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.