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Image number: RS.8457
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Joseph Priestley's spectacles
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18th century
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Description
Double-hinged tortoiseshell spectacles worn byJoseph Priestley.
An engraved metal plate on the left temple arm reads: 'Dr Priestley, Born 1733 Died, 1804'
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) British theologian and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766.
An engraved metal plate on the left temple arm reads: 'Dr Priestley, Born 1733 Died, 1804'
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) British theologian and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766.
Object history
Presented to the Royal Society by William C. Priestley in 1957.
Related fellows
Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804, British) , Natural Philosopher
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