Not currently on display at the V&A

Glasses

ca. 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Harrods Ltd. (retailers)
Place of origin
London (retailed)

Pair of reading glasses, in a cream-coloured case.


Object details

Categories
Men's Clothes
Accessories
Fashion
Eyewear
Object type
Glasses
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Glasses
  • Glasses Case
Materials and techniques
Glass
Glass
Brief description
Pair of reading glasses, in a cream-coloured case, Harrods, London, England, ca. 1970.
Physical description
Pair of reading glasses, in a cream-coloured case.
Dimensions
  • Glasses width: 125mm
  • Glasses depth: 145mm
  • Glasses height: 40mm
  • Case width: 56mm
  • Case length: 145mm
  • Case height: 25mm
Credit line
Given by Department of Manuscripts, British Library
Object history
From a trunk of clothes belonging to theatre critic Kenneth Tynan.

Registered File number 1995/990.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.576-1995

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O284060/glasses-harrods-ltd/
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