Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lorgnette
Object Number:
1956.175.13c[dup]
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
overall when open: 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 24.1 x 11.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Folding plastic "tortoise shell" lorgnette (opera glasses) mounted on a long handle widing towards the base with a loop to hold a chain at the bottom; two ovoid eyepieces with a pointed nosepiece between and curly-que on the left eyepiece.
Gallery Label:
These lorgnettes belonged to Ruth Draper. It was used in "Openign the Bazaar."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
