Name/Title
Lorgnette-style Opera glasses with mother-of-pearl, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2018.4.11Description
Acc. No. 18.4.11
Subject Category: Fashion accessory
Date or Period: circa 1900
Object: Opera glasses
Description: Lorgnette-style opera glasses. The frame, including the screw-type focus knobs and the lorgnette attachment, are made of brass. The lower segment of the magnifying section and handle are trimmed in mother-of pearl. Possibly of French manufacture.
Size: Frame: H-2”;
Handle: L-5 1/4”
History of Object: Opera glasses belonging to Birdina Phillips, wife of Frank Phillips, longtime residents of Alameda.
Acquired from: Same as Acc. No. 18.4.6
Date: 01/13/2018
