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Object Name4 pairs of Spectacles
Made FromLead (?) glass, metal
Date1885-1910
Place Madeprobably United States
Techniquecast, ground, polished
Accession Number62.4.22
Credit LineGift of Mr. Alderman F. Gleason
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead (?) glass; glass cast, ground and polished before being fitted into metal frames. Lenses are all oval; (a) simple arched bridge; flat metal (probably steel) temples; (b) simple arched bridge; flat metal (probably steel) temples; (c) arched bridge with flat extension; flat temples (probably brass) which were probably quite long but are broken off; (d) W-shaped bridge; thin wire (probably gold) temples hooked at ends to fit over ears; bridge stamped "G.O.CO.".
Provenance
Source Alderman F. Gleason - 1962