Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
1941.1060
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silver, glass, steel, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 10.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pince-nez with silver rims and colorless oval glass lenses; cork-faced steel and hard rubber(?) nose guards; loop below one lens for attaching ribbon or chain.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this pince-nez came from a home in Pennsylvania.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
