Record

RefNoMOB/035
LevelItem
TitleJoseph Priestley's spectacles
Date18th century
DescriptionDouble-hinged tortoiseshell spectacles worn by Joseph Priestley, with red leather case. An engraved metal plate on the left temple arm reads: 'Dr Priestley, Born 1733 Died, 1804'
Extent1 artefact
ObjectNameArtefact
MaterialsTortoiseshell, glass, metal
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePresented to the Royal Society by William C. Priestley in 1957
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8456
https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8457
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8274Priestley; Joseph (1733 - 1804)1733 - 1804
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