Eyeglasses
- Object Name:
- Eyeglasses
- Object ID:
- 1995.517.07 a-b
- Creator:
- Taw & Company
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Spectacles (a) with case (b). Brass frames with multiple piece construction, wire sidearms with slightly flared earpieces, W-bridge. Clear glass oval lenses, no apparent prescription. Marked on interior of bridge, "TAW[&]Co." 4.5" wide, 5.1" deep, 1.25" high. "Frog-mouth" style case. Black painted papier mache(?) with cloth lining the interior, and gold transfer print design on the exterior top. 7.1" long, 1.5" wide, 0.6" high.
- Material:
- Metal
Glass
Paper
Textile
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-0.525 W-1.5 L-7.125 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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