Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacle case
Object Number:
INV.7523
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 12.1 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: on front of case: "DR. I. B. LOOS / Oculist & Aurist / Trenton, N. J."
handwritten in ink: on paper found inside case: "Eyeglasses worn / by Carrie Vanderbilt, / great-great aunt / Civil-War. / bi-focals. / daughter of Peter Vanderbilt,
Description:
Red leather spectacles case with rounded bottom and open top; gold stamped inscription.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
