On View
Not on viewEyeglasses
Date1800s
Terms
- Eyeglasses
- Glass
- Steel
Dimensions30.46 cm (12 in.)
MarkingsMonogram, "MMG"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. G. Hollis Blake (1942)
Object numberPER0773
DescriptionEyeglasses (spectacles, lorgnette) on long handle. Oval lenses. Handle is stamped embossed metal, covered with a wash to resemble gold. Decorated with a cupid on either side, flowers and scrolls and there is a metal loop at the top for cord or chain. There is a small hook on the side of the lense rim, for greater ease in opening. Figures or letters stamped on one side of the nose piece -- undecipherable.
