Purse
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 17.5 x 11.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Red leather purse with rounded bottom corners, brass framed clasp fastener across the top, a brass chain strap, one side is machine embroidered in white, yellow and green silk floss a floral and leaf design; there is one compartment inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.26
Marks:
stamped: on top of clasp: "BREVETE"
Gallery Label:
This purse belonged to Elizabeth Francis Reboul.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
7856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's purse: seal skin
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Fur, metal, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Seal skin child's purse (handbag) with metal hinged frame, clasp top center, seal skin handle attached with metal rings, blue silk lining; opens to three compartments, one divider has two sides clasped together which, when opened, itself creates a fourth compartment.
Object Number:
INV.11307
Gallery Label:
This purse belonged to Lillian F. Robbins Naylor when she was a child.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7849
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clip: Owl
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cast metal owl bookmark attached above two pointed metal strips which slip over a page to mark the place.
Object Number:
INV.2752
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
7819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles (folding)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 11.7 x 1 cm )
Description:
Spectacles with silver frame, circular colorless glass lenses, wide "C" bridge, and double-hinged temple with elongated loop at end; hallmark consisting of an "H" enclosed in a square stamped on inside of each temple near hinge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Deacon Murphy, 1949
Object Number:
INV.7712
Marks:
stamped: on inside of each temple near hinge: "H" inside a square
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag: "GIFT OF / DEACON / MURPHY / 1949"
Gallery Label:
The hallmark stamped on these spectacles may be that of Richard Huntington (1786-1855), a silversmith active in Utica, New York, from around 1823 until 1855.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Folding pocket spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 1.3 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Steel folding pocket spectacles with hinged nosepiece; oval lenses and double-hinged (Ayscough type) temples with elongated loops at ends.
Object Number:
INV.7707
Gallery Label:
Most spectacles folded at the juncture of the lenses and temples, although some spectacle makers experimented with alternatives. These spectacles feature a hinged nosepiece which allows them to fold more compactly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7807
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles (adjustable)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Gold, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Gold wire rim spectacles with quadrangular colorless glass lenses and crank bridge; thin, curved temples with loop at ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Deacon Murphy, 1949
Object Number:
INV.7700
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag: "GIFT OF / DEACON / MURPHY / 1949"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7806
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1840-1842
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver spectacles with quadrangular lenses connected by crank bridge; adjustable pin-slider temples with elongated loops at ends; silversmith's mark stamped inside right temple.
Credit Line:
Gift of Columbia University, 1920
Object Number:
INV.7711
Marks:
stamped: inside right temple: "H.A. & J.P."
pencil inscription: on accompanying tag: "COLUMBIA/UNIVERSITY/JAN. 26, 1920"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
7805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1825-1830
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver spectacles with green-tinted oval lenses connected by "X" shaped bridge; adjustable pin-slider temples with elongated loops at ends; maker's mark stamped inside right temple.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary L. and Miss Ellen D. Constant
Object Number:
1943.363
Marks:
hallmark: stamped inside right temple: "NICHOLS" in rectangle
Gallery Label:
Silversmith William Stoddard Nichols (1785-1871) began business in 1808 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
7804
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles (adjustable)
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 3/8 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver wire rim spectacles with oval colorless glass lenses and "C" bridge; temples with turnpins and elongated loops at ends.
Object Number:
INV.7721
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7803
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles (adjustable)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 11.7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Spectacles with metal (possibly silver) frame, octagonal colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and temples with loop-to-loop sliders and loop at end.
Object Number:
INV.7720
Marks:
stamped: on outside of left temple near hinge: "1.5"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
7802
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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