Eyeglasses

Name/Title

Eyeglasses

Entry/Object ID

1996.49.15a

Description

Metal framed glasses with clear, oval lenses. Each lens has a semicircular glass insert at the center bottom, creating bifocals. The ends of the temples are curled downward to curve around the wearer's ears.

Context

Owned by J. M. Tyler. Sold to him by Chester Hildreth of Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1996.49

Source or Donor

Heatherington, Avis Laura Brown (1914-2001)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1900

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

4 in

Material

Glass, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hildreth, Chester (1823-1902)

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America