Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
INV.7521ab
Date:
1831-1834
Medium:
Silver, glass; leather
Dimensions:
Case: 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 3.8 x 12.1 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. (2.5 x 11.4 x 2.
Marks:
hallmark: stamped inside right temple: "A.WOOD."
Description:
Silver spectacles with oval green-tinted lenses connected by a "C" bridge; adjustable pin-slider temples with elongated loops at ends; maker's mark stamped on inside of right temple. Brown hard leather case with embossed scrolling decoration; flap folds over top and tab fits into loop.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
