Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spectacles
Object Number:
INV.1192
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
overall, closed: 1 x 5 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Spectacles with lightweight steel frames, oval gray-tinted lenses with crank bridge, and straight temples with slightly rounded ends.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
