Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacle case
Object Number:
INV.7539
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Metal, leather, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 9.8 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: on back of case: "A. E. Routier / 50 COTE DE LA MONTAGNE, / QUEBEC. / A. E. ROUTIER, / OPTICIEN DIPLOME."
Description:
Brown leather covered metal spectacles case, probably for pince-nez; case is open on three sides and contoured, with wooden divider at center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
