Spectacles case
(c. 1910)
Medium
silk, metallic, thread, glass, cardboard
Measurements
42.5 × 6.7 × 2.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Gideon Rutherford in memory of Frances Rutherford, (née Currell), 2018
Gallery location
Not on display
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