Eyeglasses

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Eyeglasses

Entry/Object ID

CW 5825

Description

Eyeglasses and case. Light blue glass. Round silver rims, adjustable earpieces. "Mallistar / Phila." pressed into earpiece.

Made/Created

Time Period

Early 19th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Transcription

"Mallistar / Phila."

Notes

Pressed into earpiece.

Provenance

Notes

Note attached to catalog worksheet: "Spectacles & Case. Used in Germantown by Isaac Kulp, about 1820. Presented by Mrs. S.D. Large." ES notes that this may or may not apply to these eyeglasses.