Identification & Preservation
Card Players, Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637), c. 1630, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Begium
Card Players, Theodor Rombouts (1597-1637), c. 1630, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Begium 		The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester (1744-1799) in his House on Herengracht, Adriaan de Lelie (1755-1820), 1794-95, Amsterdam Historical Museum (on loan from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester (1744-1799) in his House on Herengracht, Adriaan de Lelie (1755-1820), 1794-95, Amsterdam Historical Museum (on loan from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)

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 Elijah Swift (1774-1852), anonymous, Falmouth Historical Society
Elijah Swift (1774-1852), anonymous, Falmouth Historical Society 		The Governesses and Wardresses of the Spinhuis, Dirck Dirckszn Saantvort, 1610-1638, Amsterdam Historical Museum
The Governesses and Wardresses of the Spinhuis, Dirck Dirckszn Saantvort, 1610-1638, Amsterdam Historical Museum		 As the Old Sang the Young Play Pipes, Jacob Jordaens, 1638, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
As the Old Sang the Young Play Pipes, Jacob Jordaens, 1638, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium

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Guide to Assist in the Identification of Antique Spectacles

Guide for the Identification of Pince Nez

English Terminology for Spectacles

Preservation and Restoration of Antique Spectacles

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