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Eyeglasses

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1800-1830

GUSN

GUSN-59826

Description

Eyeglasses with oval lenses, two-piece earpieces pinned to fold back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

eyeglasses
iron (metal)
wrought
Device, Vision
Eyeglasses
Eyeglasses

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 x 4 1/2 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3353

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