Pair of Bate patent lorgnettes. Lorgnettes consist of a spectacles front and a single handle on one side. They were invented by English optical instrument maker,George Adams (1709-1772) in around 1770. These lorgnettes function to aid vision but were also fashionable accessories throughout the nineteenth century. The Bate patent lorgnettes (named after Robert Bate) were introduced in 1825,they included a spring action allowing the lenses to fold over one another to double up as a single lens. This example is made from silver and dates from 1830 | |
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Taille de l’image : | 5160 px × 3387 px |
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