Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
Z.1694
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/4 x 5 x 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver spectacles with circular lenses connected by "C" bridge; double-hinged (Ayscough type) temples terminating in elongated loops. No mark.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
