Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
1946.160
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 )
Marks:
stamped: on inside of right temple: "J L MOORE"
Description:
Gold spectacles with rectangular lenses joined by a crank bridge; temples with small loops at ends; jeweler's mark on one temple.
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).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Walter Emery
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
