sunglasses
Object NamePair of sunglasses
Made Fromlead glass, brass
Date1850-1870
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquelens cast, ground, polished; frame made by hand
Size(closed) H: 2.2 cm, W: 12 cm
Accession Number95.4.331
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Janet B. Hoffman in memory of Dr. Parker Hoffman
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Physical DescriptionGreen, gold-colored lead glasses, brass; lens cast, ground, polished; frame made by hand. Octagonal green lens, framed in tarnished metal with flat bridge, spring hinge at each side with straight metal leg which flattens slightly at end and curls away from ear, flat end stamped "PATENT 30."Provenance
Source
Janet B. Hoffman
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