Object Number 1961.0697 C

Object Name

Pince-nez (Spectacles)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Nuremberg, Germany, Europe

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as probably America by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2008].

Date

1670-1720

Materials

Copper; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

3.583 (L) , 0.079 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.1 (L) , 0.2 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Toppler, Joachim. 1988 A Spectacle of Spectacles. 178.
• Similar spectacles p. 49, fig. Oc9.
[Book] Rosenthal, J. William. 1996 Spectacles and Other Vision Aids A History and Guide to Collecting.
• Similar spectacles p. 39, fig.63.