Spectacles

Object/Artifact

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Spectacles

Description

Artifact 05-63 is a pair of eyeglasses. They are made from cuprous metal and glass and are particularly interesting in that the temples were sliding, allowing them to fit into a smaller carrying case.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Spectacles

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Eyeglasses

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Vision

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

05-63

Dimensions

Width

9 cm

Length

10.2 cm

Dimension Notes

10.2cm lenses W; 9cm bows L

Material

Cupreous, Glass

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

conserved

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay