Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1829-1830
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver spectacles with oval lenses connected with "C" bridge; adjustable turnpin temples with widened pointed ends; hallmarks stamped inside temples.
Object Number:
INV.7548
Marks:
stamped: inside right temple: "M.H", London hallmarks, "A.ABRAHAM L'POOL"
stamped: inside left temple: "M.H.", London hallmarks
stamped: on ends of temples: hallmarks
stamped: on end of left temple: "P 21"
stamped: inside bridge: date letter "O" and d
Gallery Label:
These spectacles were made in London and retailed in at Abrahams in Liverpool.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1821-1827
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver spectacles with oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; adjustable pin-slider temples with two pronged ends; maker's mark stamped inside right temple.
Object Number:
1296
Marks:
stamped: inside right temple: "DEAMER/N.YORK"
stamped: on outside of right temple: "16"
Gallery Label:
Spectacle makers proliferated in New York City beginning in the 1820's. Some were primarily silversmiths, others, such as spectacle and cane manufacturer James Deamer, combined seemingly unrelated trades.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1827
eMuseum Object ID:
32067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 x 4 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Steel spectacles with oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; adjustable turnpin temples with elongated loops at ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gardiner Pike, 1894
Object Number:
INV.7703
Marks:
written: on tag attached to object: "DELAFIELDS 3/38"
Gallery Label:
Steel spectacles were stronger, lighter, and more affordable than silver ones. The owner of this pair, Henry Delafield of New York City, supposedly traded in his silver spectacles, which he acquired as a young man, for this lighter option.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
32062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hatbox
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Leather, silk, cardboard, metal fasteners
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 16 x 14 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 40.6 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Brown leather almost-round hatbox; brown leather handle at front of the bottom section attached with two metal fasteners; rectangular lock with a hexagonal keyhole; two buckle-style (flip-up) locks set on ovals at the sides; metal hinges and round metal tacks on the flat back; lined with brown silk over cardboard; top has a large pleated pocket.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E.C. Carter, sister of Ruth Draper
Object Number:
1956.170.1ab[dup]
Gallery Label:
This hatbox belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
32046
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Photoalbum w/fabric pages
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Velvet, silk, cotton chintz, rayon, carboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 28.6 x 29.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Burgundy velvet padded photograph album with a burgundy silk ribbon tied in a bow and sewn to the binding to fasten album closed; silk endpapers, white front painted with white, pink and green flowers with green and pink silk ribbon borders, back is white with blue birds on a tree branch with red, blue and yellow silk ribbon borders; multicolored cotton chintz and silk pages, some interleaved with rayon, some with silk ribbon borders.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James T. Powers
Object Number:
1946.166
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
32033
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Glass, metal; leather
Dimensions:
Case: 3/4 x 5 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 12.7 x 6 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 in. (0.6 x 11.7 x 5.1 cm
Description:
Metal wire spectacles with smoked lenses; oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; wire temples that loop over ears. Leather-covered pasteboard case open at one end, with optician's name stamped on front.
Object Number:
INV.7516ab
Marks:
stamped: on front of case: "A. JAY CROSS, R.O./20 EAST 23D STREET./NEW YORK./HOURS 9 TO 4."
Gallery Label:
Steel wire frames, common in the second half of the 19th century, offered the ultimate lightweight spectacle frame.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
32024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Case
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Synthetic leather, synthetic textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 12 x 5 in. ( 25.4 x 30.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Brown synthetic alligator skin case with a metal zipper closure around the top three sides of the case; plastic square pull with a red "R" in the center; metal handle wrapped with brown tape; lined with brown synthetic textile, two pleated pockets inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number:
1956.171.1ab[dup]
Gallery Label:
This case belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
32013
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Silver, other metal, glass, textile
Dimensions:
Case: 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 12.1 x 3.2 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 4 5/8 x 3/4 in. (2.5 x 11.7 x
Description:
Spectacles with silver frame, oval colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and slightly curved wire temples with blunt ends; in lozenge shaped sheet metal case with hinged lid and blue textile lining.
Object Number:
INV.7526ab
Marks:
stamped: on side of case below closure: "PAT JAN 24 1860 / C. PARKER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
32011
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
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
Object Number:
1944.157a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
32010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1864
Medium:
Silver, other metal, glass, paper
Dimensions:
Case: 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 15.9 x 3.5 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 4 3/8 x 1/2 in. (2.5 x 11.1 x
Description:
Silver wire rim spectacles with octagonal colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and temples with turnpin and elogated loop at end; in lozenge shaped sheet metal case with paper lining and hinged lid with embossed decoration.
Object Number:
INV.7537ab
Marks:
stamped: on side of case below closure: "PAT SEPT 20 1864 / I L (?) HARLEM"
stamped: on outside of left temple near hinge: "12"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
32009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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