Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
Z.1737ab
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Silver, glass, leather
Dimensions:
Case: 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 12.1 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 4 1/8 x 5/8 in. (2.5 x 10.5 x
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on scrap of paper found in case: "My grand mothers / silver bowed 'specs'"
stamped: on outside of left temple near hinge: "26"
Description:
Spectacles with silver frame, oval colorless glass lenses, "C" bridge, and temples with turnpin and elongated loop at the end; in red leather case with rounded bottom and flap closure.
Gallery Label:
The number "26" stamped on the left temple indicates the focal length.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
