eyeglasses

Object NamePair of eyeglasses

Made FromLead glass, steel

Dateabout 1775

Place MadeEngland

TechniqueCast, ground, polished, assembled

SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, W: 11.6 cm

Accession Number95.4.337

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Janet B. Hoffman in memory of Dr. Parker Hoffman

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionPale green and nearly colorless lead glasses, steel; lenses cast, ground, polished; metal assembled. Circular lenses, loosely rimmed in steel, steel bridge, steel hinges at sides, flat steel legs ending in large loops, left one stamped "8."
Provenance

Source Janet B. Hoffman