Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles (adjustable)
Object Number:
INV.7716
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on inside of right temple near hinge: "T. SPEAR."
engraved: on outside of left temple near hinge: "H.C."
Description:
Spectacles with silver frame, oval colorless glass lenses (one missing), and "C" bridge; temples with pin sliders and loops at ends; initials "H.C." engraved on outside of left temple near hinge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Deacon Murphy, 1949
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
