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These tortoiseshell spectacles fold into a matching, portable case. This has a cord attachment so it can be easily carried. Tortoiseshell was expensive and indicates a wealthy owner. The Chinese inscription on the case gives information about the maker: ‘Mr. K.Y. Chui, manufacturer of ....crystal goods, glass-ware, and various kinds of spectacles. His business establishment was situated in the Long Life lane; outside the Peaceful Gate of the Canton province.’ Spectacles may have been used in China as early as the 1100s. maker: Chui, K Y Place made: Canton, Canton, China Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0059077 Folding tortoiseshell spectacles with case, Chinese, 18 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0059077 Folding tortoiseshell spectacles with case, Chinese, 1801-19 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0059077 Folding tortoiseshell spectacles with case, Chinese, 1801-19
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org These tortoiseshell spectacles fold into a matching, portable case. This has a cord attachment so it can be easily carried. Tortoiseshell was expensive and indicates a wealthy owner. The Chinese inscription on the case gives information about the maker: ‘Mr. K.Y. Chui, manufacturer of ....crystal goods, glass-ware, and various kinds of spectacles. His business establishment was situated in the Long Life lane; outside the Peaceful Gate of the Canton province.’ Spectacles may have been used in China as early as the 1100s. maker: Chui, K Y Place made: Canton, Canton, China made: 1801-1900 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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