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The same imagination and skill that went into the design of gold boxes informs such other luxurious accessories as shuttles, knife handles, patch boxes, and eve–as here–a case to hold two pairs of spectacles.
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Title: Spectacle case with two pairs of spectacles
Date: ca. 1750–56
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Gold, enamel, diamond
Dimensions: Overall: 3/8 × 3 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (1 × 9.2 × 5.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession Number: 1976.155.168a–c
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