Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
INV.7705
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on outside of left temple: "B B"
stamped: on outside of right temple: "36"
stamped: maker's mark on inside of both temple: "TP"
stamped: on back of bridge: British lion and monarch's head
written: on tag found with object: "OLD ROUND/ENGLISH
Description:
Silver spectacles with circular lenses connected by "C" bridge; adjustable double-hinged (Ayscough type) temples with elongated loops at ends. Outside of left temple engraved with owner's initials (BB).
Gallery Label:
"Preserver" spectacles were meant to preserve the wearer's vision by exercising eyesight before vision had deteriorated. These spectacles are marked "36" on the temple to indicate their focal length.
Credit Line:
Gift of Columbia University, 1920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
