Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pince-nez
Object Number:
1941.1059
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 )
Marks:
stamped: above loop: "B & L Co" and "G S"
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
