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Unidentified

Spectacles or Eyeglasses with Case

1889-1914

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Unidentified

Spectacles or Eyeglasses with Case

1889-1914

Physical Qualities Gold, glass, leather, Spectacles: 5 x 4 3/8 x 1 in. (12.7 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm) Case: 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (16.5 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line The Baltimore Museum of Art
Object Number 1955.0.9
Spectacles with gold oval eye wires, crank bridge, and straight (or "Ladies' temples). Open-ended brown leather spectacles case (also known as a "slider.") Previous description: Plain gold rims, oval lenses

Markings: Outer edge of left temple: stamped "14 K" End of outer left temple: stamped "9"

Maker

Unidentified

2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00

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