Comb
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 15.6 x 7.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Ivory hair comb with five teeth, decorative top (broken) with openwork rinceau design throughout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number:
1942.180
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31658
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pouch
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Cotton twill
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Red cotton twill rectangular pouch with a drawstring threaded through the top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number:
1956.174.27[dup]
Gallery Label:
This pouch belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
31656
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/4 x 4 x 1 in. ( 3.2 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Steel spectacles with oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; slightly curved temples with bulbous ends; missing one lens.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1935.76a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these spectacles were worn by the donor's mother.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31655
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trunk
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Paperboard, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 15 3/4 x 26 in. ( 20.3 x 40 x 66 cm )
Description:
Rectangular paperboard trunk with flat top; metal reinforcements and tacks hold trunk together; remnants of a paperboard and leather handle on the front side; "R.D." in a diamond painted on one end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number:
1956.175.24ab[dup]
Gallery Label:
This trunk belonged to Ruth Draper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
31652
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 1/8 x 1 x 1/2 in. (15.6 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm)
Overall (razor open): 9 5/8 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (24.4 x 1.9 x 1 cm)
Description:
Folding razor with steel blade and dark brown plastic handle in dark brown papier-mâché case with slide-on lid and molded inscriptions.
Object Number:
INV.7995a-c
Marks:
stamped: on blade: "WADE & BUTCHER / SHEFFIELD" above "B" in circle, an arrow, and a croix formée
relief: on front of case: "WADE & BUTCHER / SHEFFIELD" with three marks described above
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31629
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Razor in case
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Steel, ivory, paint, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Case: 6 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm )
Overall (razor open): 9 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. (23.5 x 2.2 x 1 cm)
Description:
Folding razor with steel blade and ivory handle with carved and painted floral motif; in rectangular case made of cardboard covered with dark brown textured paper, with slide-on lid.
Object Number:
INV.7743a-c
Marks:
stamped: on one side of blade: "ERN"
stamped: on other side of blade: "C. Friedr. Ern / Wald Germany / Highest Award"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31625
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
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 5/8 in. (2.5 x 11.7 x
Description:
Spectacles with metal (possibly silver) frame, octagonal colorless glass lenses, and crank bridge; temples twist backward from hinge and have turnpin and loop at end; in lozenge shaped sheet metal case with hinged lid and brown textile lining interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Professor Kenneth Scott
Object Number:
1975.25ab
Gallery Label:
According to a note found with these spectacles, the donor believed that they belonged either to his uncle Henry Scott (d. ca. 1909) or to his aunt Ellen Skinner Scott (d. ca. 1920), both of Watertown, Connecticut.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31623
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pince-nez and case
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Leather, glass, steel, rubber
Dimensions:
Case: 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Overall (prince-nez, open): 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in. (5.7 x 8.6 x
Description:
Pince-nez with very thin steel wire rims, oval colorless glass lenses, spring bridge, rubber faced noseguards, and decorative steel loop at bottom of right lens for attaching chain or cord; in brown leather case with rounded bottom, open top, and gold stamped insignia on front.
Object Number:
2108ab
Marks:
stamped in gold: on front of case: "J. GALL'S / A . . . (?) / SPECTACLES / 21 / UNION SQUARE / N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31621
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Gold, glass; leather
Dimensions:
Case: 1 x 5 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 13.7 x 3.2 cm )
Overall (closed): 1 x 4 1/8 x 1 in. (2.5 x 10.5 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Gold spectacles with quadrangular lenses connected by "C" bridge; adjustable turnpin temples with slightly rounded ends. Pasteboard spectacles case (b,c) in two pieces; leather cover embossed with diamond decoration. Philadelphia-Germantown stage schedule affixed to back of spectacles case.
Object Number:
INV.7519abc
Marks:
printed: on paper affixed to case (stage schedule): "Leave Philadelphia at 6, 7, 8.../Leave Germantown at 6, 7.../ON SUNDAYS,/Leave Philadelphia..."
engraved: on outside of left temple: "V.B. Palmer"
stamped: inside left temple: hallmarks
stamped: insi
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31619
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
1847-1851
Medium:
Silver, glass, papier-mâché, paper
Dimensions:
Case: 6 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 5 x 1 in. (2.5 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
Description:
Silver wire rim spectacles with octagonal lenses, crank bridge, and curved temples with elongated loop at end; in black papier-mâché case with rounded bottom, open top, and red paper lining interior.
Object Number:
INV.7533ab
Marks:
stamped: on inside of right temple near hinge: "WILCOX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
31616
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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