Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Spectacles case
Object Number:
Z.1734
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 17.8 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on paper label inside top: "PUBLISHED BY/BENJ. PIKE'S SON,/OPTICIAN./518 BROADWAY, NEW YORK."
written: on note inside case: "These old time spectacles I always meant to send to the Historical Society Museum, with the Steam Engine. Mr. Frederic
Description:
Rectangular wooden spectacles case with hinged lid; box covered with brown embossed paper, simulating leather; inside has optician's paper label inside top and embossed red paper lining bottom. Two rotating "C" shaped hooks secure top closed.
Gallery Label:
This spectacles case was donated by the daughter of the optician, Benjamin Pike, along with spectacles made by her father.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gardiner Pike
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
