Spectacles & case, used by Sir James Gillespie Graham

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This pair of spectacles (pictured here with its case), was used by Sir James Gillespie Graham, an Edinburgh architect.

The spectacles have steel rims and the case is of green shagreen.

Graham, (1776-1855), specialised in designing country houses and Gothic churches. In Edinburgh's New Town, his design for the Moray estate scheme made full use of the sloping site with Moray Place becoming an exclusive and sought-after address.

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-041-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.UB 60
• Date: 18th or 19th century
  
• Material: Steel / shagreen, green
  Spectacles / case
  
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• What: Spectacles / case
  
• Subject: Costume - optical accessories - spectacles, quizzing glasses, lo (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Sir James Gillespie Graham (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Pair of steel-rimmed spectacles in a green shagreen case, used by Sir James Gillespie Graham, Architect, of Edinburgh
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, p 482. 
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