Spectacles and case
ca. 1840
Gold, glass, leather
Overall (spectacles closed): 1 x 5 1/2 x 5/8 in. (2.5 x 14 x 1.6 cm)
Container (Case): 6 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 in. (15.6 × 3.2 × 1.3 cm)
Container (Case): 6 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 in. (15.6 × 3.2 × 1.3 cm)
Gift of Thomas S.Constantine, 1943
INV.7536ab
DescriptionGold wire rim spectacles with quadrangular colorless glass lenses, crank bridge, and thin wire temples with loop at the end; in dark brown leather case with pointed bottom and open top.Markingsstamped: inside right temple near hinge: "14K"
handwritten in ink: on paper tag: "GIFT OF / THOMAS S. / CONSTANTINE / FEB. 1943"
ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES
