Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
1980.55ab
Date:
1834-1836
Medium:
Silver, glass; leather
Dimensions:
Case: 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 0.6 x 13.3 x 3.8 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in. (2.5 x 11.4 x
Marks:
hallmark: stamped inside right temple: "W.B./N.Y."
stamped: on outside of left temple: "12"
Description:
Silver spectacles with oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; adjustable pin-slider temples with elongated loops at ends (left loop broken); maker's mark stamped inside right temple. Black soft leather case (of later date) with one open end and embossed gold border on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Mary Black
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
