Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
INV.7715
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 7/8 x 5 x 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag: "GIFT OF / DEACON / MURPHY / 1949"
Description:
Spectacles with metal (possibly silver) frame, octagonal colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and temples with loops at the end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Deacon Murphy, 1949
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
