Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
1944.157a-c
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Silver, glass, papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Case: 5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 13.7 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in. (2.9 x 11.7
Description:
Spectacles with silver frame, oval colorless glass lenses, wide "C" bridge, and temples with turnpin and elongated loop at end; in lozenge shaped brown paper-mâché case with slide-on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Harry Arnold Day
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
