Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Eyeglass frames with retailer's display card
Object Number:
Z.1747ab
Date:
1995-1997
Medium:
Nylon, metal
Dimensions:
Closed (with card): 1 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (2.5 x 14.9 x 7 cm)
Marks:
stamped: on left temple bar: "ZYLOWARE"
stamped: on right temple bar: "FRAME FRANCE NYLON"
printed: on retailer's display card: "INVINCIBLE NYLON COLOR BLACK EYE 48 BRIDGE (?)/WEIGHTLESSNESSEST/by Zyloware/Printed in France"
Description:
Black nylon "Invincible" eyeglass frames; almost-square lens frames connected by slightly curved bridge; straight temples with bend near ends; small metal ornament on outside of each temple bar near hinge. Glasses fit around retailer's display card.
Gallery Label:
The "Invincible" eyeglass frame debuted in 1963 and has reappeared more recently as a "retro" look. Made of nylon, the frames are virtually unbreakable. Most frames are no longer made of nylon because the material can not be heated and it is hard to put lenses in nylon frames.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Zyloware Corporation, 1997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
