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eyeglasses

Object NameEyeglasses in Case

Made Fromlead glass, metal, steel

Date1920-1940

Place MadeUnited States

Technique(a) lenses cast, ground, polished, metal stamped

Size(a) H: 6.2 cm,W: 14.1 cm; (b) H: 5.8 cm, W: 2 cm, L: 13.5 cm

Accession Number95.4.344

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

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, gold-colored metal, steel, paper fabric; (a) lenses cast, ground, polished, metal stamped, assembled, (b) assembled. (a) Spherical lenses with stamped gold rims and flat bridge, gold nosepieces each stamped "10K PAD," gold hinges and stamped L-shaped legs. (b) Clamshell type case covered with alligator print black paper and lined with blue velvet, stamped on cover "F.a.JORDAN/OPTOMETRIST/312 WEST CHURCHT ST./ELMIRA, N.Y."
Provenance

Source Janet B. Hoffman