Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
1935.76a
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/4 x 4 x 1 in. ( 3.2 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Steel spectacles with oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; slightly curved temples with bulbous ends; missing one lens.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these spectacles were worn by the donor's mother.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
