Glasses: face à main (also called lorgnet), made circa 1880
[L: +3.25 / R: +2.50 / bif add 2.50]
Well over a century ago, full time wear of eyewear was "not done", no matter how badly it was needed. A famous example was the legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt (b. 1844 - d. 1923) who never ever appeared in public with any visual aid. The Pierre Marly Museum has two of Sarah's face à main in its collection. They measured the lenses and it turned out they were minus ten.
The face à main shown here by Nicole was acquired in Switzerland and featured in a number of photo shoots (Charlotte 104, mother Miriam 007, Bonnie 101, Leah 207, Colleen 087). It's always interesting to hear the reactions of young models posing in antique glasses that were made and used five generations ago.
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