Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
The Regional Collection |
Object Name |
Eyeglasses |
Object ID |
970.005.001 a,b |
Date |
ca. 1900-1920s |
Description |
Eyeglasses and Case. An unusual eyeglass piece (a) consisting of an oval lens with a hole drilled on each side. One side has a hooked length of fine chain attached to a curved piece of wire. This appears to be a modified lens created from the original eyeglasses. The case (b) is reddish-brown leather covered case with an aligator-skin pattern. The interior is lined with reddish brown velvet. The bottom has the name of the optician stamped in gold. |
Material |
Glass/Metal/Tin/Leather/Velvet |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Search Terms |
Eyeglasses Corrective Lens Spectacles F. B. Phillips, Optician Optometry Smith's Falls, Ontario |