Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles and case
Object Number:
INV.7527ab
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Brass, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
Case: 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 13 x 4.1 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (2.9 x 17.
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on scrap of paper found inside case: "Spectacles 125 years old"
stamped: on outside of left temple near hinge: "D / [image of lion] / L"
Description:
Spectacles with brass frame, oval colorless glass lenses, "C" bridge, and temples with pin-slider and elongated loop at end; in lozenge shaped sheet metal case with hinged lid with push button release.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
