Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacle (single lens) w/chain
Object Number:
INV.7544
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Gold, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
without chain: 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Gold monocle with colorless glass in quadrangular frame; T-shaped stem with floral-engraved beads at top and bottom, a ribbed ball at center, and a ring at the lower end; long yellow metal chain attached to ring (may not be original).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
