Eye for Drama - Georgian Gold Gem Quizzing Glass _carat the gemstone has been faceted

the gemstone has been faceted to perfection to allow maximum illumination and colorful luminescence

or a radiating star

and inner fire

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Eye for Drama - Georgian Gold Gem Quizzing Glass _carat the gemstone has been facetedQuizzers or quizzing glasses were popular for both men and women from the 18th century onward. So named because they "quizzed"? or studied a subject. Some magnified, others reduced and were meant as a means to view a scene, such as an opera or play. In this case, this fine gemstone and gold quizzer, reduces. Hold it up to a landscape, a play or human scape, and the scene is miniaturized. An artist may have used the same type of reducing glass to paint