Card case
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 16.8 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Silver card case suspended by chain attached at eyelets on either side of the case just below the lid; the design is in relief, the front design is of an Asian village scene with a monogram at the center just below the lid, the back shows birds in bamboo trees, a grape and leaf pattern goes around the side edges.
Object Number:
INV.13836ab
Marks:
engraved: on front center near top in overlaying letters: (some combination of ) "VMC"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31000
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Gold, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 5 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Gold spectacles with rectangular lenses joined by a crank bridge; temples with small loops at ends; jeweler's mark on one temple.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Walter Emery
Object Number:
1946.160
Marks:
stamped: on inside of right temple: "J L MOORE"
Gallery Label:
These spectacles were owned by Mrs. James (Eliza Bancker) Dunlap (1791-1858), and she is depicted wearing them in a portrait at the Historical Society (1946.159).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
30916
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ear clip for pince-nez
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Gold, metal, textile
Dimensions:
mount: 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 0.3 x 5.4 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Gold-filled metal ear clip attached to short length of cord with metal loop at end (for holding pince-nez or monocle); mounted on card.
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard Gallerani, 1997
Object Number:
Z.1679
Marks:
printed: on card: "A" in circle
printed: on card: "GOLD FILLED"
printed: on card: "7958 U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30880
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief box
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Leather, paper, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 6 x 16.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Dark brown leather handkerchief box with rounded corners, hinged lid, tooled ivy design on top of lid around the inscription, lined with white and blue cotton fabric on the inside; containing a variety of sewing tools and equipment.
Object Number:
INV.8233.1
Marks:
tooled and painted: center, top of lid: "HANDKERCHIEFS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30879
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bouquet holders
Classification:
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Silk, silver
Dimensions:
overall .1: 2 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7 x 34.3 x 2.9 cm )
overall .2: 3 x 10 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 7.6 x 27.3 x 4.8
Description:
Two pieces of silk shirred lengthwise, both having 2 silver bouquet (or "posy" holders at either end; .1 is pink and .2 is coral with bows near posy holders.
Object Number:
Z.1558.1-2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
30871
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pince-nez and case
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal; leather, metal
Dimensions:
Case: 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 12.1 x 4.4 cm )
Overall (prince-nez): 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (1.3 x 11.4 x 3.5
Description:
Rimless pince-nez with oval bi-focal lenses joined by "C" shaped bridge with noseguards. Metal link chain inserted through hole in one lens has ear clip attachment; green leather-covered metal flip-top case with optician's mark on top.
Object Number:
INV.12044ab
Marks:
embossed: on top of case: "A. Frank/OPTOMETRIST/199 FAIRFIELD AVE./BRIDGEPORT, CONN."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30869
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lorgnette
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 4.1 x 11.7 cm )
open: 1/4 x 4 x 5 in. ( 0.6 x 10.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Silver spring lorgnette with short handle; handle has machine engraving, loop at end, and spring release on side; when opened, lorgnette has two circular lenses with "C" shaped bridge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
INV.7540
Marks:
hallmarks: on underside of bridge: two illegible, one reads "935"
Gallery Label:
This type of short-handled lorgnette, known as a lorgnon, was popular in the early years of the 20th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Oval cardboard box with removable lid, painted blue around the sides and with a multi-colored floral design on top of the lid.
Object Number:
INV.10826.1ab
Marks:
handwritten: on bottom of box: "This pair of buttons / has belonged to and been / used by Hans Christian / Andersen."
handwritten: on bottom of box, between the above lines: "H. C. Andersen / Manchetfnoff(?)"
Gallery Label:
The inscription on the bottom of this box says that the pair of buttons which it contains belonged to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish fairytale writer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
30803
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pince-nez
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Hard rubber, steel, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Pince-nez with hard rubber frames, gray-tinted plastic oval lenses, and lightweight steel curved bridge; loop below one lens for attaching chain.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1941.1059
Marks:
stamped: above loop: "B & L Co" and "G S"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30796
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Purse
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 22.9 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Green crocheted cotton purse (miser's bag) with a slit in the center cinched with two metal rings, both ends are cinched closed, one end having a heptagonal metal bead attached.
Object Number:
INV.1151a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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