Box

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1900
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Turned wooden egg-shaped box; threaded on the interior to screw together; turned rings around the entire surface; carved circles on a ring around the center.
Object Number: 
Z.1805ab
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
32299
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Comb

Classification: 
Date: 
1840-1880
Medium: 
Tortoise shell
Dimensions: 
overall: 5 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Description: 
Tortoise shell hair comb with nineteen spiked, widely spaced teeth, the top is deep with a rinceau design across the top, some in relief and with some openwork, beneath is a horizontal band of leaves.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number: 
1942.179
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
32298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coin purse

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1925
Medium: 
Metal, leather, glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Coin purse with metal foil sides stamped with floral scroll designs; on obverse is a print of a French view of an island and the Alps behind, set in an oval behind glass; metal frame and metal clasp; expandable sides of red leather; when opened, there are four leather compartments with accordioned sides, one has a metal frame and clasp.
Object Number: 
Z.1854
Marks: 
stamped: on clasp: "BREVETE"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
32278
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Box

Classification: 
Date: 
1775-1825
Medium: 
Ceramic, copper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular ceramic box with hinged lid, the rims of the lid and box are trimmed with copper and there is a clasp fastener in the shape of a flower at the center, there is a shield in the center of the lid with fleur-de-lis design around it, set in white rectangle with blue border at the edges, the sides are white and decorated with flowers with a row of fleur-de-lis beneath and a blue border at the bottom edge; the interior of the box is white.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Laura Dayton Denby
Object Number: 
1977.40a
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
32269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Purse (reticule)

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Glass beads, silk
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Glass beaded reticule (purse) with a white silk drawstring; rose and leaf pattern in pink, red, black, green and olive beads over a purple background; wooden bead at base coved with purple glass beads; pink silk sleeve for the drawstring; peach silk lining.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.175.17a[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This reticule (purse) belonged to Ruth Draper. It was used in "Opening the Bazaar."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
32266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Contact lens case and solution bottles

Classification: 
Date: 
1995-1997
Medium: 
Plastic, glass, paper
Dimensions: 
each (bottle): 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (1.9 x 4.4 cm) Case: 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 1.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Plastic contact lens case with two circular holders having screw tops; one top is blue, the other white. With two glass contact lens bottles with plastic cork tops and paper labels.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Stewart Desmond, 1997
Object Number: 
Z.1746a-c
Marks: 
printed: on bottle labels: "HYDRON/Zero 4/CONTACT LENS..."
Gallery Label: 
Contact lenses, first manufactured in Europe in the 1890s, were readily obtainable by the mid-20th century. Despite great advances in contact lenses, from thick pieces of glass to tiny, feather-weight bits of plastic, conventional eyeglasses are still preferred by a majority of Americans.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1997
eMuseum Object ID: 
32238
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Razor in case

Classification: 
Date: 
1880-1920
Medium: 
Steel, plastic, papier-mâché
Dimensions: 
Case: 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (16.5 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm) Overall (razor open): 9 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. (24.1 x 3.8 x 1 cm)
Description: 
Folding razor with steel blade and dark brown plastic handle in rectangular, dark brown papier-mâché case with slide-on lid.
Object Number: 
INV.7749a-c
Marks: 
relief: on front of case: "WADE & BUTCHER / SHEFFIELD" above "B" in a circle, an arrow, and a croix formée etched: on blade: "Gentleman's Razor No. 1" and "WADE & BUTC[HER] / SHEFFIELD ENG[LAND]" with three marks described above
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
32237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Eyeglass frames

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1960
Medium: 
Aluminum, plastic
Dimensions: 
closed: 1 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 13.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Aluminum eyeglass frames (optician's sample); almost-square lens openings with molded aluminum top; temple bars curve slightly over ears; plastic noseguards and plastic covers on ends of temples; retailer's labels regarding style and color affixed to inside of temple bars.
Credit Line: 
Purchase, 1997
Object Number: 
Z.1745
Marks: 
stamped: on left temple bar: "ART / CRAFT / 4 1/2 / 5 3/4 / ALUM / U.S.A." printed: on label affixed to left temple bar: "LEHIGH OPTICAL COMPANY" printed: on labels affixed to right temple bar: "SATIN SUEDE SUPER-LITE GUNMETAL"
Gallery Label: 
These fashionable 1960s eyeglass frames were an optician's sample.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
32236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Eyeglass frames with retailer's display card

Classification: 
Date: 
1950-1960
Medium: 
Plastic, metal; cardboard
Dimensions: 
Closed (with card): 1/2 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. (1.3 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm)
Description: 
Plastic amber-colored "cat's eyes" eyeglass frames with embossed decoration around corners of "eyes"; metal temple bars encased in plastic, visible on the inside of the temples. Frames with original retailer's card, which fits within folded glasses.
Credit Line: 
Purchase, 1997
Object Number: 
Z.1744ab
Marks: 
printed: on card: "Style MAJESTY DELUXE Size 46/20 Col. MINK R'BW/PARIS/DISTRIBUTORS FOR: SERVY S.A. PARIS/MADE IN FRANCE/EYEWARE, INC. 25 West 45th Street, NEW YORK 36, N.Y."
Gallery Label: 
These fashionable 1950s eyeglass frames were made in Paris and retailed by Eyewear, Inc. of New York City.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
32235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Razor in case

Classification: 
Date: 
1880-1920
Medium: 
Steel, horn, cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Case: 6 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm ) Overall (razor open): 9 7/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. (25.1 x 2.5 x 1 cm)
Description: 
Folding razor with steel blade and horn handle in rectangular case made of cardboard covered in dark red textured paper, with slide-on lid and gold stamped inscriptions.
Object Number: 
INV.7747a-c
Marks: 
stamped: on blade: "N 2 / JAQUEC LECOULTRE / AU SENTIER / SWITZERLAND" and "M IA / % Co" stamped in gold: on case: "H. BOKER & CO'S / UNRIVALED RAZOR / GERMANY" stamped in gold: on lid: "TRADE [tree emblem] MARK" printed paper label: affixed to front o
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
32233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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