
Louis XV gold-mounted Japanese lacquered double case, with two solid
gold spectacles (two different nose bridge designs), Paris 1759,
from the Rothschild Collection, S J Phillips, London |

Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721-1782), Self portrait with head
monocle, circa 1770, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, image noted on
Wikipedia |

Opera glasses with mother-of-pearl and enameled gold mounting
depicting Countess Danner’s crowned monogram and coat-of-arms, A
present from Carl XV as a momento of his visit to Denmark in 1862,
made in France, on display at the Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen,
Denmark |

Japanese woodblock print by Nozoki Shōshiki Rodonsai, (Suffering,
death, and effective life: metaphorical classifying organs according
to 4 levels of social status), late 19th century, UCSF Japanese
Woodblock Print Collection, Archives and Special Collections,
Library and Center for Knowledge Management, University of
California, San Francisco.
http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/
hb7489p2s5/?order=1&brand=woodblock. To view additional
wonderful examples of the Japanese woodblock print collection click
here
http://asian.library.ucsf.edu. |

Specially shaped eyeglass case covered with leather and bearing
decorative markings, circa 1750, Science Museum, London |