Quizzing glass
This glass has a gilt metal surround and the cord is made of hair giving it a rough texture. The hook at the end is for attaching to the wearer’s clothing, either a pocket or button hole. It is a magnifying glass but has other connotations. The term ‘quizzing glass’ comes from the fashion for quizzing or mocking people by looking them up and down with the glass.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 454/2008
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- Personal objects
- Material
- gilt metalglasshair
- Common Name
- quizzing glass
- Simple Name
- glass
- Period Classification
- Regency (1811-1820)
- Production Date
- c 1800
- Production Year Low
- 1800
- Production Year High
- 1830
