Collection Highlights
Interior of Durand's Studio at Maplewood, New Jersey
Date:
After 1878
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.1
Medium:
Albumen print
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Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
INV.7516ab
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Glass, metal; leather
Dimensions:
Case: 3/4 x 5 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 12.7 x 6 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 in. (0.6 x 11.7 x 5.1 cm
Marks:
stamped: on front of case: "A. JAY CROSS, R.O./20 EAST 23D STREET./NEW YORK./HOURS 9 TO 4."
Description:
Metal wire spectacles with smoked lenses; oval lenses connected by "C" bridge; wire temples that loop over ears. Leather-covered pasteboard case open at one end, with optician's name stamped on front.
Gallery Label:
Steel wire frames, common in the second half of the 19th century, offered the ultimate lightweight spectacle frame.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
