Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
INV.7525ab
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Brass, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
Case: 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 12.1 x 3.5 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in. (2.5 x 11.4 x
Marks:
stamped: on side of case below lid closure: "PATD JAN 24 1860"
typed and handwritten: on scrap of paper found inside case: "Grandfather Samuel Barker Harper's glasses. / Frame most curious. Adjustable ear pieces. / BEQUEST OF / MRS. LATHROP C. HARPER /
Description:
Brass wire rim spectacles with octagonal colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and temples with loop-to-loop slider and loop at end; in lozenge shaped embossed sheet metal case with ribs radiating from a central cartouche on top of hinged lid and similar design on bottom.
Gallery Label:
A note found with these spectacles indicates that they were used by the donor's grandfather, Samuel Barker Harper.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper, 1957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
