Eyeglasses
- Object Name:
- Eyeglasses
- Object ID:
- 1957.039 a-b
- Date:
- 1770-1790
- Description:
- Spectacles (a) with wooden case (b). Steel frames, circular magnifying clear glass lenses. C bridge. Double-hinged Ayscough armpieces, large open circle earpieces. Repair to one hinge. Case is wooden, with hinged lid (hinged with a screw), 6.125 x 1.875". Interior of box is carved to shape of spectacles. Unidentified substance adhered to bottom of case.
- Material:
- Metal
Glass
Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-1.25 W-4.5 D-5.75 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles H. Willey
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