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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	British; English
Title:	Magnifying glass
Date Made:	ca. 1730-1740
Type:	Personal Gear
Materials:	Silver, tortoise shell, glass
Place Made:	Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:	overall: 1/2 x 8 1/12 x 1 5/8 in.; 1.27 x 20.5316 x 4.1275 cm
Accession Number:	MH 1986.33.147
Credit Line:	Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Double, hour-glass shaped magnifying glass. Silver mounted swing-out glasses with tortoise sides. Two circular magnifying glasses in silver bezel, which are hinged with silver clasp and pins.

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