Eyestone
- Object Name:
- Eyestone
- Object ID:
- 2018.023.01-.03
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Eyestone. Small, lenticular, buff-colored, calcareous stone, stored inside two nesting cylindrical wooden boxes. Folded piece of paper accompanying stone inside smaller box, inscribed in ink: "This is an eye stone used by my grandmother, Mary Cross Johnson, in removing particles from the eye. Soak in vinegar and place in eye on going to bed. Charles P. Johnson".
1. Eyestone, convex on one side and flat on the other. 0.25" diam. x 0.1" high.
2. Small round wooden box with removable cover. 1.4" diam. x 0.8" high. "Eye / stone" written in pencil on cover and on bottom of box. Contains eyestone and note.
3. Larger round wooden box with removable cover. 2" diam. x 1.3" high. Box and cover both have a single overlap joint. Contains smaller box. - Material:
- Stone
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-0.1 Dia-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Mary G. Cross, daughter of Ephraim and Sally (Keniston) Cross of Northfield, NH, married Henry Johnson (1824-1905) of Warner, NH, on December 1, 1846. They farmed in Warner, NH. The note was written by her grandson, Charles Putney Johnson (1892-1976) of Warner and Concord. The stone was among the historical objects left to the donor by his mother, Polly B. Johnson (1915-2018) of Concord.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of David G. Johnson
- People:
- Johnson, Mary G. (1825-1900)
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