Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Eyeglass frames
Object Number:
Z.1745
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 )
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"
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.
Gallery Label:
These fashionable 1960s eyeglass frames were an optician's sample.
Credit Line:
Purchase, 1997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
