Eyeglasses / Lunettes

Object/Artifact

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Musée Lac-Brome Museum

Name/Title

Eyeglasses / Lunettes

Entry/Object ID

645.2

Description

A pair of pince-nez style eyeglasses with oval lenses. The glasses are mounted to a piece of velvety green fabric. - - - - - - - - Une paire de lunettes de style pince-nez avec des verres ovales. Les lunettes sont montées sur un morceau de tissu vert velouté.

Context

This pair of eyeglasses belonged to Josiah Allen (1772-1863). - - - - - - - - - - - Cette lunette appartenait à Josiah Allen (1772-1863).

Collection

Early Settlers and Loyalists / Les premiers colonisateurs et les loyalistes

Category

Personal Assistive Objects / Objets d'assistance personnelle

Acquisition

Accession

645

Source or Donor

Hawke, Harriet

Acquisition Method

Donation / Don

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century / 19ème Siècle

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Material

Metal / Métal, Glass / Verre

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allen, Josiah (1772-1863)

Update Date

September 19, 2025