Spectacles (Eyeglasses)

Museum Object Number 1952.0005

Object Name

Spectacles (Eyeglasses)

Category

Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Probably Guangzhou (Canton), China, Asia

Origin Notes

Previously catalogued as England. Updated with research. Dealers may have purchased in New England as imports through the China trade. [AWagner 8/2019]

Date

1800-1850

Materials

Tortoise shell (marine turtle); Paktong

Dimensions (inches)

1.969 (H) , 5.709 (L) , 4.961 (W) , 0.8113 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5 (H) , 14.5 (L) , 12.6 (W) , 23 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Length is of earpiece unextended and height is of lens frame.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Toppler, Joachim. 1988 A Spectacle of Spectacles. 178.
• Similar object: p. 161, fig. Oc108
[Book] Rosenthal, J. William. 1996 Spectacles and Other Vision Aids A History and Guide to Collecting.
• Similar objects: pp. 72-73, figs. 111, 113-114