Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
1975.25d-e
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Steel, glass, leather
Dimensions:
Case: 5 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 4.4 x 1.6 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 2 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 in. (6.7 x 10.8 x 2.
Marks:
printed in blue: on cloth tape affixed inside flap: "John L. Scott"
Description:
Spectacles with thin steel wire frame, oval colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and temples that curl into a "C" at the end; in black leather case with rounded bottom and flap closure.
Credit Line:
Gift of Professor Kenneth Scott
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
