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1 image file : digital, JPEG. |
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Spectacular Spectacles anthology |
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Spectacular Spectacles anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Original document: Photograph. |
| Summary |
These pince-nez glasses are from the second half of the 16th century. They're made of gold, enamel and glass. Pince-nez glasses were frequently used from the 15th to 17th centuries, with a modern version popular in the late 19th century. "Pince-nez" comes from the French for "nose pincher." It is a fitting title for these lenses, which had frames but no arms. They were held up by putting downward pressure on the top of the nose, effectively pinching it for support. During the 19th-century revival of this style, different methods for fastening them to the nose emerged: hard bridge, c-bridge and spring bridge. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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Kunsthistorisches Museum, owner.
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