eyeglasses
Object NameEyeglasses and Case
Made From(a) lead glass, metal
Date1860-1880
Place Madeprobably United States; possibly France
Technique(a) lenses cast, ground, polished, assembled
Size(a) H: 2.4 cm, W: 13.2 cm; (b) H: 3.2 cm, W: 1.6 cm, L: 14 cm
Accession Number95.4.347
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Janet B. Hoffman in memory of Dr. Parker Hoffman
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, metal; lenses cast, ground, polished, assembled. (a) Flat oval lenses rimmed in metal, W-shaped bridge, hinged to flat metal slightly curved legs, ending in a flat "teardrop" stamped "E" in a circle.Provenance
Source
Janet B. Hoffman
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